# Linga Village, Mohkhed, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/mohkhed/linga/ Village · Mohkhed, Chhindwara # Linga Linga is a village in Mohkhed sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,813 people in 824 households**, the 4th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.1%. - 3,813people (2011) - 824households - 82.3%literacy - 926females per 1,000 males ## Linga PIN code and other codes Linga falls in Mohkhed sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockMohkhed - Census village code495107 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? - Mohkhed (sub-district HQ)19 km by road - Chhindwara (district HQ)10 km by road - Chhindwara (nearest town)10 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? 21 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 - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Chhindwara - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chhindwara - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 7 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 85% of the 387 hectares of village land is sown, and 254 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, 87 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Linga · ■ Mohkhed rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **75% Toilet within the home ****34%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****66%** **85% Tap water ****59%** **22% Drinking water within premises ****18%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%** **94% Use banking services ****46%** **43% Television ****40%** **25% Mobile phone ****34%** **29% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****22%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****35%** **39% Own their home ****89%** **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 · ■ Mohkhed rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.3%** **71.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926** **963 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****839** **953 Working population ****38.5%** **52.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.5% for men and 74.5% for women. 56% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 409 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 605 (41%) · **■** Household industry 80 (5%) · **■** Other work 302 (21%) · **■** Marginal 71 (5%) 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 Mohkhed - Ekalbihari7,777 people - Beesapur Kalan5,075 people - Mohkheda4,225 people - Mujawar Mal.3,799 people - Palakheda3,244 people - Mau2,790 people - Saori2,342 people [All 183 villages in Mohkhed](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/mohkhed/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Linga from Chhindwara?10 km by road - What is the population of Linga?3,813 (Census 2011) - Which district is Linga in?Chhindwara district (Mohkhed sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Linga?82.3% (Census 2011)