About Pingla Village

Pingla is one of the larger villages in Pingla tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,253, made up of 2,639 males and 2,614 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 471.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pingla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pingla village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Pingla
Pincode	721140
Area (hectares)	471.41 hectares
Population	5,253
Male Population	2,639
Female Population	2,614
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	991
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pingla compares

By the 2011 count Pingla is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,113 residents. Its 471.41 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Pingla

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

Pingla lies about 21 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Duan, about 8.0 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 Pingla
Nearest railway station	Duan	8.0 km
District headquarters	Paschim Medinipur	21 km
Nearest town	Kharagpur	28 km

Villages closest to Pingla

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

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Common questions about Pingla

As per the Census of India 2011, Pingla village had a population of 5,253. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,113 residents.

Pingla village has 2,639 males and 2,614 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pingla has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Pingla is 721140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pingla covers 471.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pingla falls under Pingla tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Pingla is Duan, about 8.0 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 village for Pingla.

Pingla is about 21 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pingla is in Pingla tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Duan is about 8.0 km away. Paschim Medinipur is about 21 km away. Kharagpur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.