Pingla Subdivision - Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal
Pingla is an administrative subdivision in the Paschim Medinipur district of West Bengal, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Pingla is the main town for most villages within the subdivision. The nearest railway station is situated at Duan, while the nearest airport is Behala Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 60.0 km.
The total area of the subdivision is 244 km², including 244.49 km² rural area and 0.00 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 948 females per 1,000 males.
List of Villages in Pingla Subdivision
Pingla Subdivision has a total of 182 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Subdivision, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:
| Sl. No. | Village Name | Category | Gram Panchayat |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abdulla | Rural | Pindurui |
| 2 | Agarara | Rural | Maligram |
| 3 | Aknagere | Rural | Dhaneswarpur |
| 4 | Alichak | Rural | Dhaneswarpur |
| 5 | Alygerya | Rural | Kusumda |
| 6 | Amad Chak | Rural | Karkai |
| 7 | Asti | Rural | Kusumda |
| 8 | Baguabar | Rural | Jalchak-I |
| 9 | Bahadurpur | Rural | Dhaneswarpur |
| 10 | Bajagere | Rural | Jamna |
| 11 | Bajpur | Rural | Kusumda |
| 12 | Balarampur | Rural | Kusumda |
| 13 | Baliswarpur | Rural | Kshirai |
| 14 | Banamali Bar | Rural | Gobordhanpur |
| 15 | Banga Chak | Rural | Kusumda |
| 16 | Bar Phalash Pur | Rural | Jamna |
| 17 | Bar Puri | Rural | Kshirai |
| 18 | Bara Khelna | Rural | Karkai |
| 19 | Barai | Rural | Dhaneswarpur |
| 20 | Barisha | Rural | Jalchak-I |
| 21 | Basudebpur | Rural | Dhaneswarpur |
| 22 | Belar | Rural | Kusumda |
| 23 | Belun | Rural | Jamna |
| 24 | Beluria | Rural | Jalchak-I |
| 25 | Bhat Bar | Rural | Dhaneswarpur |
| 26 | Bhatia | Rural | Jalchak-I |
| 27 | Bhusalya | Rural | Karkai |
| 28 | Birsinghapur | Rural | Kusumda |
| 29 | Boalia | Rural | Dhaneswarpur |
| 30 | Brahman Bar | Rural | Jamna |
| 31 | Brahmanipur | Rural | Gobordhanpur |
| 32 | Cha Hat | Rural | Dhaneswarpur |
| 33 | Chak Chandi | Rural | Pindurui |
| 34 | Chak Chanuru | Rural | Karkai |
| 35 | Chak Chhaunia | Rural | Kusumda |
| 36 | Chak Ghanashyam | Rural | Karkai |
| 37 | Chak Gokul | Rural | Karkai |
| 38 | Chak Kasim | Rural | Karkai |
| 39 | Chak Krishnadas | Rural | Karkai |
| 40 | Chak Lal | Rural | Karkai |
| 41 | Chak Palania | Rural | Kusumda |
| 42 | Chak Sangar | Rural | Dhaneswarpur |
| 43 | Chak Tulsi | Rural | Dhaneswarpur |
| 44 | Chaksala | Rural | Kusumda |
| 45 | Chandipur | Rural | Pindurui |
| 46 | Chhota Khelna | Rural | Maligram |
| 47 | Chitra Pur Patwa | Rural | Dhaneswarpur |
| 48 | Dakshin Kalapunja | Rural | Maligram |
| 49 | Dakshin Kuchaipur | Rural | Pindurui |
| 50 | Damodar Chak | Rural | Pindurui |
| 51 | Dangalsa | Rural | Pindurui |
| 52 | Dangra | Rural | Jamna |
| 53 | Dani Chak | Rural | Gobordhanpur |
| 54 | Darra | Rural | Kshirai |
| 55 | Dewanbar | Rural | Dhaneswarpur |
| 56 | Dhandashira | Rural | Gobordhanpur |
| 57 | Dhaneshwarpur Bati Taki | Rural | Dhaneswarpur |
| 58 | Dhaneshwarpur Jamua | Rural | Dhaneswarpur |
| 59 | Dhaneshwarpur Madhya Bar | Rural | Dhaneswarpur |
| 60 | Dhaneshwarpur Paikan Dakshinbar | Rural | Dhaneswarpur |
| 61 | Dhaneshwarpur Paikan Uttarbar | Rural | Dhaneswarpur |
| 62 | Dhaneshwarpur Paschim Bar | Rural | Dhaneswarpur |
| 63 | Dhaneshwarpur Uttar Bar | Rural | Dhaneswarpur |
| 64 | Dujipur | Rural | Kusumda |
| 65 | Dyaora | Rural | Karkai |
| 66 | Eral Chak | Rural | Dhaneswarpur |
| 67 | Gangadas Chak | Rural | Jamna |
| 68 | Gangadaspur | Rural | Gobordhanpur |
| 69 | Gauranga Chak | Rural | Dhaneswarpur |
| 70 | Ghoramara | Rural | Kshirai |
| 71 | Gobardhanpur | Rural | Gobordhanpur |
| 72 | Gobinda Chak | Rural | Dhaneswarpur |
| 73 | Gogram | Rural | Kusumda |
| 74 | Gokul Chak | Rural | Jalchak-Ii |
| 75 | Gopikanta Bar | Rural | Jamna |
| 76 | Gopinathpur | Rural | Kusumda |
| 77 | Handal | Rural | Maligram |
| 78 | Harkandi | Rural | Karkai |
| 79 | Harma | Rural | Gobordhanpur |
| 80 | Hasim Nagar | Rural | Kusumda |
| 81 | Hatmalida | Rural | Kusumda |
| 82 | Jaganathpur | Rural | Karkai |
| 83 | Jalchak | Rural | Jalchak-Ii |
| 84 | Jamna | Rural | Jamna |
| 85 | Jan Hat | Rural | Jalchak-Ii |
| 86 | Jankha | Rural | Jamna |
| 87 | Jasorajpur | Rural | Kshirai |
| 88 | Jonkha | Rural | Kusumda |
| 89 | Kalika Kundu | Rural | Karkai |
| 90 | Kalikadihi | Rural | Kusumda |
| 91 | Kalukhanra | Rural | Pindurui |
| 92 | Kanta Chauki | Rural | Dhaneswarpur |
| 93 | Karkai | Rural | Karkai |
| 94 | Karkai Batitaki | Rural | Karkai |
| 95 | Karkai Batitaki Urf Karabhanga | Rural | Karkai |
| 96 | Keleyara | Rural | Maligram |
| 97 | Khamar Kusumda | Rural | Kusumda |
| 98 | Khanbi Chak | Rural | Maligram |
| 99 | Khirinda | Rural | Kusumda |
| 100 | Kholageria | Rural | Pindurui |
| 101 | Krishnapriya | Rural | Kusumda |
| 102 | Kshirai | Rural | Kshirai |
| 103 | Kuila Chak | Rural | Karkai |
| 104 | Kultapara | Rural | Gobordhanpur |
| 105 | Kunjapur | Rural | Gobordhanpur |
| 106 | Kusumda | Rural | Kusumda |
| 107 | Lakshmi Pari | Rural | Jalchak-I |
| 108 | Lechhua | Rural | Jalchak-Ii |
| 109 | Lona Chajuri | Rural | Karkai |
| 110 | Madhab Chak | Rural | Jamna |
| 111 | Madhya Jetha | Rural | Karkai |
| 112 | Mahishgot | Rural | Dhaneswarpur |
| 113 | Makarda | Rural | Dhaneswarpur |
| 114 | Maligram | Rural | Maligram |
| 115 | Mallarpur | Rural | Kusumda |
| 116 | Mallarpur Bati Taki | Rural | Kusumda |
| 117 | Mandal Bar | Rural | Jamna |
| 118 | Mangalpur | Rural | Gobordhanpur |
| 119 | Mian Chak | Rural | Jamna |
| 120 | Mirupur | Rural | Kshirai |
| 121 | Moglani Chak | Rural | Dhaneswarpur |
| 122 | Mohanpur | Rural | Jamna |
| 123 | Muksudpur | Rural | Maligram |
| 124 | Mukunda Chak | Rural | Kusumda |
| 125 | Mundamari | Rural | Kusumda |
| 126 | Nakpura | Rural | Karkai |
| 127 | Nanda Bar | Rural | Pindurui |
| 128 | Naranga Dighi | Rural | Jalchak-Ii |
| 129 | Naratha | Rural | Jalchak-I |
| 130 | Naya | Rural | Maligram |
| 131 | Nungodar | Rural | Jalchak-I |
| 132 | Paikar Raut Chak | Rural | Kusumda |
| 133 | Paikchak | Rural | Kshirai |
| 134 | Palgere | Rural | Karkai |
| 135 | Panchgerya | Rural | Dhaneswarpur |
| 136 | Panchthupi | Rural | Maligram |
| 137 | Paschim Chak | Rural | Jalchak-Ii |
| 138 | Paschim Kshirai | Rural | Kshirai |
| 139 | Patgere | Rural | Kusumda |
| 140 | Phalashpur | Rural | Jamna |
| 141 | Pindrui | Rural | Pindurui |
| 142 | Pingla | Rural | Jamna |
| 143 | Podima | Rural | Gobordhanpur |
| 144 | Ptatap Chak | Rural | Kshirai |
| 145 | Pukuria Chaitanyapur | Rural | Kusumda |
| 146 | Purnagram | Rural | Jamna |
| 147 | Radha Krishnapur | Rural | Kusumda |
| 148 | Raghunath Chak | Rural | Dhaneswarpur |
| 149 | Ragpur | Rural | Gobordhanpur |
| 150 | Raj Ballabh | Rural | Jamna |
| 151 | Rajma | Rural | Gobordhanpur |
| 152 | Rampura | Rural | Kshirai |
| 153 | Rana Singha Chak | Rural | Pindurui |
| 154 | Raut Chak | Rural | Kusumda |
| 155 | Rautarapur | Rural | Gobordhanpur |
| 156 | Sahara | Rural | Kusumda |
| 157 | Saharda | Rural | Gobordhanpur |
| 158 | Salmara | Rural | Jamna |
| 159 | Samsara | Rural | Pindurui |
| 160 | Sangar | Rural | Dhaneswarpur |
| 161 | Sangar Batitaki | Rural | Dhaneswarpur |
| 162 | Sangram Chak | Rural | Pindurui |
| 163 | Santai | Rural | Jamna |
| 164 | Saugere | Rural | Kusumda |
| 165 | Shan Teghari | Rural | Karkai |
| 166 | Shurya | Rural | Dhaneswarpur |
| 167 | Simulia | Rural | Dhaneswarpur |
| 168 | Simulia Dangerurf Kajichak | Rural | Kshirai |
| 169 | Sitarampur | Rural | Maligram |
| 170 | Siti Binda | Rural | Gobordhanpur |
| 171 | Surat Chak | Rural | Kshirai |
| 172 | Sut Chhara | Rural | Kusumda |
| 173 | Tegerya | Rural | Kusumda |
| 174 | Tentul Muri | Rural | Karkai |
| 175 | Tildaganja | Rural | Jalchak-Ii |
| 176 | Tulsi Chak | Rural | Maligram |
| 177 | Tungur | Rural | Jamna |
| 178 | Ujan | Rural | Jamna |
| 179 | Upalda | Rural | Pindurui |
| 180 | Uttar Bar | Rural | Jalchak-I |
| 181 | Uttar Kalakunja | Rural | Maligram |
| 182 | Uttar Kuchaipur | Rural | Pindurui |
Population of Pingla Subdivision
As per the Census 2011, Pingla Subdivision has a total population of 1,94,809 people, consisting of 99,988 males and 94,821 females. There are 46,904 households in the subdivision with an average population density of 797 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:
| Category | Total | Rural | Urban |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 1,94,809 | 1,94,809 | 0 |
| Male Population | 99,988 | 99,988 | 0 |
| Female Population | 94,821 | 94,821 | 0 |
| Total Households | 46,904 | 46,904 | 0 |
| Population Density | 797 / km² | 797 / km² | 0 / km² |
Beyond these basic counts, the subdivision has 1,43,822 literate people and 22,719 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 16,428 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 19,332 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:
| Category | Total | Rural | Urban |
|---|---|---|---|
| Child Population (Age 0–6) | 22,719 | 22,719 | 0 |
| Literate Population | 1,43,822 | 1,43,822 | 0 |
| Illiterate Population | 50,987 | 50,987 | 0 |
| Scheduled Caste (SC) Population | 16,428 | 16,428 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population | 19,332 | 19,332 | 0 |
NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.