# Linge Village, Nichar, Kinnaur (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Nichar, Kinnaur 

# Linge

Linge is a village in Nichar sub-district of Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172013**. The 2011 Census counted **71 people in 19 households**, the 66th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.6%.

- 71people (2011)
- 19households
- 68.2%literacy
- 172013PIN code

## Linge PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Linge is 172013.** Linge falls in Nichar sub-district, Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172013
- Community development blockNichar
- Census village code027139

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Linge from nearby towns?

- Bhawanagar (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Reckong Peo (district HQ)70 km by road
- Rampur (nearest town)72 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 Linge?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Linge; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Garade
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kashpo
- ○Degree college10+ km · Regkong Peo
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Regkong Peo
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Linge known for?

The main crops are **pulses, wheat and apple**. About 28% of the 125 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Linge

Of every 100 households in Linge in 2011, 90 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 37 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 16 a car.

■ Linge · ■ Nichar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****79%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****21%**

**40%

Tap water ****100%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****74%**

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****37%**

**50%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****47%**

**39%

Use banking services ****100%**

**90%

Television ****53%**

**59%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****32%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****16%**

**11%

None of these assets ****0%**

**9%

Own their home ****47%**

**69%

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 Linge?

■ Linge · ■ Nichar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.2%**

**79.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****732**

**790

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**941

Working population ****70.4%**

**64.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.6% for men and 50.0% for women. 66% of men and 77% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 43 (86%) · **■** Other work 7 (14%)

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 Nichar

- Ghumaruning78 people
- Dabling77 people
- Karape73 people
- Surcho73 people
- Rall Santhang57 people
- Rock Charang56 people
- Agade54 people
- Punaspa50 people

[All 188 villages in Nichar](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kinnaur/nichar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Linge?172013
- How far is Linge from Reckong Peo?70 km by road
- What is the population of Linge?71 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Linge in?Kinnaur district (Nichar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Linge?68.2% (Census 2011)