# Linga Village, Baihar, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Baihar, Balaghat 

# Linga

Linga is a village in Baihar sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **309 people in 68 households**, the 236th largest of 304 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.6%.

- 309people (2011)
- 68households
- 61.8%literacy
- 1,176females per 1,000 males

## Linga PIN code and other codes

Linga falls in Baihar sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBaihar
- Census village code498252

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

## How far is Linga from nearby towns?

- Baihar (sub-district HQ)71 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ)138 km by road
- Baihar (nearest town)71 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?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Linga; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bimdognrie
- ○Degree college10+ km · Baihar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Baihar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 known for?

About 94% of the 109 hectares of village land is sown, and 60 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

Of every 100 households in Linga in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Linga · ■ Baihar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**93%

Tap water ****9%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****53%**

**30%

Television ****2%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****28%**

**40%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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?

■ Linga · ■ Baihar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.8%**

**65.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1176**

**1031

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**981

Working population ****52.1%**

**54.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.1% for men and 54.1% for women. 56% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 16 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 135 (84%) · **■** Other work 5 (3%) · **■** Marginal 5 (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 Baihar

- Jaisingtola316 people
- Mohgaon316 people
- Sonpuri314 people
- Deori Theke313 people
- Gorakhpur308 people
- Boda Ryt.307 people
- Armi305 people
- Rasimeta301 people

[All 330 villages in Baihar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/baihar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Linga from Balaghat?138 km by road
- What is the population of Linga?309 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Linga in?Balaghat district (Baihar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Linga?61.8% (Census 2011)