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Pingboni

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Pingboni
Village
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CountryFile:Flag of India.svg India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPaschim Medinipur
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
2,366
Languages*
 • OfficialBengali, Santali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
721228 (Pingboni)
Lok Sabha constituencyJhargram
Vidhan Sabha constituencySalboni
Websitepaschimmedinipur.gov.in

Pingboni is a village and gram panchayat in the Garhbeta II CD block in the Medinipur Sadar subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography

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Location

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Area overview

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Paschim Medinipur district (before separation of Jhargram) had a total forest area of 1,700 km2, accounting for 14.31% of the total forested area of the state. It is obvious from the map of the Midnapore Sadar subdivision, placed alongside, is that there are large stretches of forests in the subdivision. The soil is predominantly lateritic.[1] Around 30% of the population of the district resides in this subdivision. 13.95% of the population lives in urban areas and 86.05% lives in the rural areas.[2]

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Demographics

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According to the 2011 Census of India Pingboni had a total population of 2,366 of which 1,188 (50%) were males and 1,178 (50%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 253. The total number of literate persons in Pingboni was 1,565 (66.15% of the population over 6 years).[3]

.*For language details see Garhbeta II#Language and religion

Transport

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State Highway 4 (West Bengal) running from Jhalda (in Purulia district) to Digha (in Purba Medinipur district) passes through Pingboni.[4]

References

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