# Linga Village, Sindkhed Raja, Buldana (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Sindkhed Raja, Buldana 

# Linga

Linga is a village in Sindkhed Raja sub-district of Buldana district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **614 people in 145 households**, the 92nd largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.6%.

- 614people (2011)
- 145households
- 76.4%literacy
- 937females per 1,000 males

## Linga PIN code and other codes

Linga falls in Sindkhed Raja sub-district, Buldana district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockSindkhed Raja
- Census village code529410

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?

- Sindkhed Raja (sub-district HQ)55 km by road
- Buldana (district HQ)60 km by road
- Mehkar (nearest town)25 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?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Linga; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mehakar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mehakar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Buldana
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 95% of the 372 hectares of village land is sown, and 333 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, 91 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Linga · ■ Sindkhed Raja rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**79%

Tap water ****91%**

**48%

Drinking water within premises ****92%**

**41%

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

**8%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****92%**

**79%

Television ****33%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**14%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****17%**

**31%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 · ■ Sindkhed Raja rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.4%**

**79.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937**

**915

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1088**

**787

Working population ****55.7%**

**53.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.9% for men and 66.2% for women. 57% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 166 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 165 (48%) · **■** Household industry 10 (3%) · **■** Other work 1 (0%)

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 Sindkhed Raja

- Pangri Ugale664 people
- Khairkhed655 people
- Nimkhed kasaba635 people
- Ramnagar618 people
- Kandari607 people
- Umangaon540 people
- Hanwatkhed512 people
- Pangarkhed436 people

[All 113 villages in Sindkhed Raja](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/sindkhed-raja/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Linga from Buldana?60 km by road
- What is the population of Linga?614 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Linga in?Buldana district (Sindkhed Raja sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Linga?76.4% (Census 2011)