# Linga Village, Kalameshwar, Nagpur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nagpur/kalameshwar/linga/ Village · Kalameshwar, Nagpur # Linga Linga is a village in Kalameshwar sub-district of Nagpur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,569 people in 358 households**, the 14th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.2%. - 1,569people (2011) - 358households - 88.8%literacy - 956females per 1,000 males ## Linga PIN code and other codes Linga falls in Kalameshwar sub-district, Nagpur district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockKalameshwar - Census village code535134 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? - Kalameshwar (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Nagpur (district HQ)50 km by road - Kalameshwar (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? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Linga; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sonegaon - ○Degree college10+ km · Kalmeshwar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kohali - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 69% of the 1,082 hectares of village land is sown, and 612 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, 97 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Linga · ■ Kalameshwar rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **88% Toilet within the home ****27%** **43% No toilet (open defecation) ****73%** **53% Tap water ****96%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****51%** **61% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%** **26% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%** **72% Use banking services ****73%** **70% Television ****68%** **57% Mobile phone ****54%** **36% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****21%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****14%** **21% Own their home ****92%** **87% 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 · ■ Kalameshwar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****88.8%** **83.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956** **946 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****901** **931 Working population ****53.7%** **50.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.3% for men and 85.1% for women. 62% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 377 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 384 (46%) · **■** Household industry 15 (2%) · **■** Other work 57 (7%) · **■** Marginal 10 (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 Kalameshwar - Dhapewada Kh.1,730 people - Telgaon1,706 people - Waroda1,694 people - Uparwani1,676 people - Parsodi wakil1,503 people - Pardi1,458 people - Selu1,371 people - Kalambi1,336 people [All 105 villages in Kalameshwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nagpur/kalameshwar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Linga from Nagpur?50 km by road - What is the population of Linga?1,569 (Census 2011) - Which district is Linga in?Nagpur district (Kalameshwar sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Linga?88.8% (Census 2011)