About Pinglas Village

Pinglas is a mid sized village in Chandrakona II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,215, made up of 630 males and 585 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721260, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pinglas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pinglas village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Chandrakona II
Pincode	721260
Area (hectares)	173.7 hectares
Population	1,215
Male Population	630
Female Population	585
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	929
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pinglas compares

By the 2011 count Pinglas is the 30th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,014 residents. Its 173.7 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Pinglas

Pinglas is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pinglas as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Pinglas from other places

Pinglas lies about 26 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Salboni, about 21 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 Pinglas
Nearest town	Chandrakona	8.6 km
Nearest railway station	Salboni	21 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chandrakona II	26 km
District headquarters	Paschim Medinipur	26 km

Villages closest to Pinglas

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

Most viewed villages

Related Villages

Common questions about Pinglas

As per the Census of India 2011, Pinglas village had a population of 1,215. That makes it the 30th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,014 residents.

Pinglas village has 630 males and 585 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pinglas has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Pinglas is 721260. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pinglas covers 173.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pinglas falls under Chandrakona II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Pinglas is Salboni, about 21 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pinglas.

Pinglas is about 26 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pinglas is in Chandrakona II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Chandrakona is about 8.6 km away. Salboni is about 21 km away. Chandrakona II is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.