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About Pingu Village

Pingu is a small village in Bandgaon tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 246, made up of 125 males and 121 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pingu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pingu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Bandgaon
Pincode 835216
Area (hectares) 92 hectares
Population 246
Male Population 125
Female Population 121
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pingu compares

By the 2011 count Pingu is the 119th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 410 residents. Its 92 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Pingu

Pingu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pingu as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pingu from other places

Pingu lies about 35 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Sonua, about 26 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Pingu
Tehsil headquarters Bandgaon 10 km
Nearest railway station Sonua 26 km
Nearest town Chakradharpur 27 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 35 km

Villages closest to Pingu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bandgaon tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Pingu

As per the Census of India 2011, Pingu village had a population of 246. That makes it the 119th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 410 residents.

Pingu village has 125 males and 121 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pingu has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Pingu is 835216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pingu covers 92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pingu falls under Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pingu is Sonua, about 26 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pingu.

Pingu is about 35 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pingu is in Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Bandgaon is about 10 km away. Sonua is about 26 km away. Chakradharpur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lowahatu (under 2 km), Bobonga (under 2 km) and Dudhkundi (1.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Pingu today is likely to be higher.

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