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==Education==
==Education==
[[Pingla Thana Mahavidyalaya]], located at [[Maligram]], was set up in 1965. It is affiliated to [[Vidyasagar University]] and as of 2016 offers undergraduate courses in Humanities, Commerce and Science. Post-graduate programme in Bengali was added in 2014-15 and efforts are on to add PG programme in commerce.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.pinglacollege.org/home.aspx |title = Pingla Thana Mahavidyalaya | publisher= Pingla Thana Mahavidyalaya | accessdate = 27 October 2016}}</ref>
[[Pingla Thana Mahavidyalaya]], located at [[Maligram]], was set up in 1965. It is affiliated to [[Vidyasagar University]] and as of 2016 offers undergraduate courses in Humanities, Commerce and Science. Post-graduate programme in Bengali was added in 2014-15 and efforts are on to add PG programme in commerce.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.pinglacollege.org/home.aspx | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140929030338/http://www.pinglacollege.org/home.aspx | url-status = usurped | archive-date = 29 September 2014 |title = Pingla Thana Mahavidyalaya | publisher= Pingla Thana Mahavidyalaya | accessdate = 27 October 2016}}</ref>


==Healthcare==
==Healthcare==
Pingla Rural Hospital, with 30 beds at Pingla, is the major Government medical facility in the Pingla CD block.<ref>{{cite web | url =https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/other_files/RH.pdfĀ  | title = Health & Family Welfare Department | work= Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals | publisher = Government of West BengalĀ  |accessdate = 1 September 2020}}</ref>
Pingla Rural Hospital, with 30 beds at Pingla, is the major Government medical facility in the Pingla CD block.<ref>{{cite web | url =https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/other_files/RH.pdfĀ  | title =Health & Family Welfare Department | work =Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals | publisher =Government of West BengalĀ  | accessdate =1 September 2020 | archive-date =8 October 2022Ā  | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20221008143352/https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/other_files/RH.pdfĀ  | url-status =deadĀ  }}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 16:34, 28 February 2026

Pingla
Village
Location in West Bengal, India
Pingla is located in India
Pingla
Pingla
Pingla (India)
Coordinates: 22°16′18.9″N 87°35′08.4″E / 22.271917°N 87.585667°E / 22.271917; 87.585667
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPaschim Medinipur
Population
 (2011)
 ā€¢ Total5,253
Languages
 ā€¢ OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
721140 (Pingla)
Telephone/STD code03228
Lok Sabha constituencyGhatal
Vidhan Sabha constituencyDebra
Websitepaschimmedinipur.gov.in

Pingla is a village in the Pingla CD block in the Kharagpur subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography[edit | edit source]

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Location[edit | edit source]

Pingla is located at 22°16′18.9″N 87°35′08.4″E / 22.271917°N 87.585667°E / 22.271917; 87.585667.

Area overview[edit | edit source]

Kharagpur subdivision, shown partly in the map alongside, mostly has alluvial soils, except in two CD blocks in the west – Kharagpur I and Keshiary, which mostly have lateritic soils. Around 74% of the total cultivated area is cropped more than once.[1] With a density of population of 787 per km2nearly half of the district’s population resides in this subdivision. 14.33% of the population lives in urban areas and 86.67% lives in the rural areas.[2]

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Demographics[edit | edit source]

As per 2011 Census of India Pingla had a total population of 5,253 of which 2,639 (50%) were males and 2,614 (50%) were females. Population below 6 years was 665. The total number of literates in Pingla was 3,538 (67.35% of the population over 6 years).[3]

Civic administration[edit | edit source]

CD block HQ[edit | edit source]

The headquarters of Pingla CD block are located at Pingla.[4]

Police station[edit | edit source]

Pingla police station has jurisdiction over Pingla CD Block.[5][6]

Education[edit | edit source]

Pingla Thana Mahavidyalaya, located at Maligram, was set up in 1965. It is affiliated to Vidyasagar University and as of 2016 offers undergraduate courses in Humanities, Commerce and Science. Post-graduate programme in Bengali was added in 2014-15 and efforts are on to add PG programme in commerce.[7]

Healthcare[edit | edit source]

Pingla Rural Hospital, with 30 beds at Pingla, is the major Government medical facility in the Pingla CD block.[8]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "District Human Development Report Paschim Medinipur, 2011". page 27-28. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  2. ↑ "District Statistical Handbook Paschim Medinipur, 2013". Table 2.2, 2.4 (a). Department of Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  3. ↑ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "District Census Handbook: Paschim Medinipur" (PDF). Map of Paschim Medinipur with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fifth page). Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Paschim Medinipur". Tables 2.1, 2.2. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  6. ↑ "District at a Glance". Paschim Medinipur District Police. Archived from the original on 27 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  7. ↑ "Pingla Thana Mahavidyalaya". Pingla Thana Mahavidyalaya. Archived from the original on 29 September 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  8. ↑ "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals. Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2020.

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