# Linga Village, Paraswada, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/paraswada/linga/ Village · Paraswada, Balaghat # Linga Linga is a village in Paraswada sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,894 people in 426 households**, the 3rd largest of 163 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.0%. - 1,894people (2011) - 426households - 87.8%literacy - 1,026females per 1,000 males ## Linga PIN code and other codes Linga falls in Paraswada sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockParaswada - Census village code498335 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? - Paraswada (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Balaghat (district HQ)60 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? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Linga; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Paraswada - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Baihar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 known for? About 73% of the 378 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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, 93 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Linga · ■ Paraswada rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **65% Toilet within the home ****38%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****62%** **89% Tap water ****4%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****38%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%** **96% Use banking services ****62%** **46% Television ****36%** **14% Mobile phone ****48%** **16% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****18%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****11%** **33% Own their home ****92%** **94% 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 · ■ Paraswada rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****87.8%** **74.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1026** **1036 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****923** **981 Working population ****50.3%** **52.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.1% for men and 80.7% for women. 56% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 218 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 33 (3%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 148 (16%) · **■** Marginal 546 (57%) 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 Paraswada - Paraswada3,785 people - Gudma1,982 people - Kurenda1,832 people - Dongariya1,794 people - Chandna1,770 people - Bhikewada1,676 people [All 173 villages in Paraswada](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/paraswada/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Linga from Balaghat?60 km by road - What is the population of Linga?1,894 (Census 2011) - Which district is Linga in?Balaghat district (Paraswada sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Linga?87.8% (Census 2011)