# Linga Village, Tamia, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Tamia, Chhindwara 

# Linga

Linga is a village in Tamia sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,218 people in 228 households**, the 17th largest of 174 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.1%.

- 1,218people (2011)
- 228households
- 46.4%literacy
- 1,071females per 1,000 males

## Linga PIN code and other codes

Linga falls in Tamia sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockTamia
- Census village code493794

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?

- Tamia (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)60 km by road
- Chhindwara (nearest town)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?

5 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 · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bejori
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tamia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 33% of the 860 hectares of village land is sown, and 35 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, 60 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Linga · ■ Tamia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

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

**5%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****83%**

**74%

Television ****7%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**17%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****43%**

**56%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 · ■ Tamia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.4%**

**58.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1071**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****958**

**986

Working population ****45.9%**

**50.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.2% for men and 38.4% for women. 47% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 230 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 43 (8%) · **■** Marginal 282 (50%)

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 Tamia

- Sahradhana1,344 people
- Nagri1,289 people
- Kumdi1,285 people
- Moar Kalan1,255 people
- Bijori1,181 people
- Kajra1,154 people
- Pandupipariya1,154 people
- Babai Pathar1,147 people

[All 191 villages in Tamia](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/tamia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Linga from Chhindwara?60 km by road
- What is the population of Linga?1,218 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Linga in?Chhindwara district (Tamia sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Linga?46.4% (Census 2011)