# Linga Village, Nepanagar, Burhanpur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Nepanagar, Burhanpur 

# Linga

Linga is a village in Nepanagar sub-district of Burhanpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **616 people in 160 households**, the 78th largest of 84 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 41.1%.

- 616people (2011)
- 160households
- 46.7%literacy
- 907females per 1,000 males

## Linga PIN code and other codes

Linga falls in Nepanagar sub-district, Burhanpur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockKhaknar
- Census village code506378

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?

- Nepanagar (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Burhanpur (district HQ)25 km by road
- Nepanagar (nearest town)20 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?

5 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ambada
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nepanagar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 63% of the 313 hectares of village land is sown, and 86 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, 5 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Linga · ■ Nepanagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**91%

Tap water ****100%**

**37%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**15%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**96%

Use banking services ****2%**

**29%

Television ****30%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**62%

Own their home ****92%**

**93%

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 · ■ Nepanagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.7%**

**41.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**943

Working population ****63.0%**

**50.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.3% for men and 40.5% for women. 66% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 130 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 228 (59%) · **■** Household industry 12 (3%) · **■** Other work 16 (4%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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 Nepanagar

- Nimna Ryt707 people
- Neori Kalan703 people
- Pura701 people
- Dimaniya648 people
- Borsal Ryt606 people
- Shankarpura Kalan534 people
- Hivra510 people
- Iklara458 people

[All 85 villages in Nepanagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/burhanpur/nepanagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Linga from Burhanpur?25 km by road
- What is the population of Linga?616 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Linga in?Burhanpur district (Nepanagar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Linga?46.7% (Census 2011)