# Linga Village, Gadarwara, Narsimhapur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Gadarwara, Narsimhapur 

# Linga

Linga is a village in Gadarwara sub-district of Narsimhapur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **985 people in 223 households**, the 132nd largest of 350 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%.

- 985people (2011)
- 223households
- 75.8%literacy
- 913females per 1,000 males

## Linga PIN code and other codes

Linga falls in Gadarwara sub-district, Narsimhapur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockChawarpatha
- Census village code490978

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?

- Narsimhapur (district HQ)28 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?

15 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
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kareli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Narsimhapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 9 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 80% of the 670 hectares of village land is sown, and 378 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, 12 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Linga · ■ Gadarwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**73%

Tap water ****3%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**21%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**96%

Use banking services ****10%**

**32%

Television ****8%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****50%**

**44%

Own their home ****84%**

**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 · ■ Gadarwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.8%**

**70.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913**

**911

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1245**

**927

Working population ****44.7%**

**43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.5% for men and 63.6% for women. 59% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 42 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 132 (30%) · **■** Household industry 11 (2%) · **■** Other work 87 (20%) · **■** Marginal 168 (38%)

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 Gadarwara

- Kusmi1,011 people
- Bhainsa1,004 people
- Sokalpur1,003 people
- Karhaiya1,002 people
- Harrai983 people
- Singora981 people
- Batesara976 people
- Chor Barhata967 people

[All 355 villages in Gadarwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/narsimhapur/gadarwara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Linga from Narsimhapur?28 km by road
- What is the population of Linga?985 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Linga in?Narsimhapur district (Gadarwara sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Linga?75.8% (Census 2011)