# Linga Kotwal Village, Risod, Washim (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/washim/risod/linga-kotwal/ Village · Risod, Washim # Linga Kotwal Linga Kotwal is a village in Risod sub-district of Washim district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,379 people in 316 households**, the 56th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.9%. - 1,379people (2011) - 316households - 89.2%literacy - 886females per 1,000 males ## Linga Kotwal PIN code and other codes Linga Kotwal falls in Risod sub-district, Washim district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockRisod - Census village code531342 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Linga Kotwal from nearby towns? - Risod (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Washim (district HQ)33 km by road - Risod (nearest town)13 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 Kotwal? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Linga Kotwal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Risod - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Washim - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Kotwal known for? About 97% of the 547 hectares of village land is sown, and 490 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 Kotwal Of every 100 households in Linga Kotwal in 2011, 79 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Linga Kotwal · ■ Risod rural average Electricity for lighting ****79%** **74% Toilet within the home ****33%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****66%** **80% Tap water ****52%** **46% Drinking water within premises ****99%** **32% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **91% Use banking services ****68%** **68% Television ****24%** **37% Mobile phone ****32%** **53% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****12%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **1% None of these assets ****54%** **31% Own their home ****94%** **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 Kotwal? ■ Linga Kotwal · ■ Risod rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****89.2%** **80.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****886** **921 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****696** **825 Working population ****48.9%** **52.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 96.0% for men and 81.9% for women. 56% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 128 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 518 (77%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 20 (3%) · **■** Marginal 4 (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 Risod - Wadi Raital1,439 people - Morgavhan1,431 people - Jamb Adhav1,406 people - Khadki Sadar1,397 people - Wadji1,345 people - Kurha1,333 people - Shelgaon Rajgure1,314 people - Anchal1,307 people [All 99 villages in Risod](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/washim/risod/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Linga Kotwal from Washim?33 km by road - What is the population of Linga Kotwal?1,379 (Census 2011) - Which district is Linga Kotwal in?Washim district (Risod sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Linga Kotwal?89.2% (Census 2011)