| Pingla | |
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| Country | India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District(s) | Paschim Medinipur |
| Parliamentary constituency | Ghatal |
| Assembly constituency | Pingla, Sabang |
| Population • Density |
170,792 (2001[update]) • 775 /km2 (2,007 /sq mi) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
| Area | 220.24 square kilometres (85.04 sq mi) |
| Website | paschimmedinipur.gov.in/ |
Pingla (community development block) (Bengali: পিংলা সমষ্টি উন্নয়ন ব্লক) is an administrative division in the Kharagpur subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Pingla police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Pingla.[1][2]
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Pingla is located at .
Pingla community development block has an area of 220.24 km2.[2]
Gram panchayats of Pingla block/ panchayat samiti are: Dhaneswarpur, Gobardhanpur, Jalchak I, Jalchak II, Jamna, Karkai, Khirai, Kusumda, Maligram and Pindrui.[3]
As per 2001 census, Pingla block had a total population of 170,792, out of which 88,251 were males and 82,541 were females. Pingla block registered a population growth of 14.25 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade. Decadal growth for the combined Midnapore district was 14.87 per cent.[2]Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.45 per cent.[4]
Pingla is served by Balichak railway station.[5]
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