# Linga Puram Village, Cumbum, Prakasam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/cumbum/linga-puram/ Village · Cumbum, Prakasam # Linga Puram Linga Puram is a village in Cumbum sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **523336**. The 2011 Census counted **2,166 people in 598 households**, the 8th largest of 13 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%. - 2,166people (2011) - 598households - 66.8%literacy - 523336PIN code ## Linga Puram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Linga Puram is 523336.** Linga Puram falls in Cumbum sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code523336 - Gram panchayatLinga Puram - Community development blockCumbum - Census village code590882 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Linga Puram from nearby towns? - Cumbum (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Ongole (district HQ)127 km by road - Markapur (nearest town)46 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Linga Puram? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Linga Puram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Cumbum - ○Degree college10+ km · Cumbum - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kandulapuram - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)17 h summer · 17 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Linga Puram known for? The main crops are **cotton, chillies and red gram**. About 30% of the 1,853 hectares of village land is sown, and 108 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Linga Puram Of every 100 households in Linga Puram in 2011, 82 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Linga Puram · ■ Cumbum rural average Electricity for lighting ****82%** **88% Toilet within the home ****34%** **41% No toilet (open defecation) ****44%** **52% Tap water ****100%** **91% Drinking water within premises ****19%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%** **34% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%** **65% Use banking services ****45%** **63% Television ****47%** **52% Mobile phone ****52%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****30%** **26% Own their home ****92%** **82% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Linga Puram? ■ Linga Puram · ■ Cumbum rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.8%** **70.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1030** **1048 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****991** **913 Working population ****52.2%** **45.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.2% for men and 51.8% for women. 56% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 220 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 790 (70%) · **■** Other work 87 (8%) · **■** Marginal 34 (3%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Cumbum - China Cumbum2,620 people - Yerrabalem2,464 people - Jangamguntla2,322 people - Lanja Kota2,277 people - Hazarat Gudem550 people - Kagitalagudem410 people - Nadim Palle382 people - Auranga Bad367 people [All 15 villages in Cumbum](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/cumbum/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Linga Puram?523336 - How far is Linga Puram from Ongole?127 km by road - What is the population of Linga Puram?2,166 (Census 2011) - Which district is Linga Puram in?Prakasam district (Cumbum sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Linga Puram?66.8% (Census 2011)