Pingboni


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

Location

Pingboni is located at.

Area overview

Paschim Medinipur district 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. 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.
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

According to the 2011 Census of India Pingboni had a total population of 2,366 of which 1,188 were males and 1,178 were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 253. The total number of literate persons in Pingboni was 1,565.
.*For language details see Garhbeta II#Language and religion

Transport

State Highway 4 (West Bengal) running from Jhalda to Digha passes through Pingboni.