# Linga Village, Serango, Gajapati (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Serango, Gajapati 

# Linga

Linga is a village in Serango sub-district of Gajapati district, Odisha, PIN code **761207**. The 2011 Census counted **345 people in 81 households**, the 75th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 49.1%.

- 345people (2011)
- 81households
- 70.0%literacy
- 761207PIN code

## Linga PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Linga is 761207.** Linga falls in Serango sub-district, Gajapati district, Odisha.

- PIN code761207
- Gram panchayatTarava
- Community development blockGuma
- Census village code414368

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?

- Serango (sub-district HQ)34 km by road
- Paralakhemundi (district HQ)34 km by road
- Parlakhemundi (nearest town)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?

8 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
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Parlakhemundi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Parlakhemundi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · R.Sitapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)13 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?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 74% of the 205 hectares of village land is sown, and 68 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, 15 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Linga · ■ Serango rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**80%

Tap water ****88%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**98%

Use banking services ****82%**

**51%

Television ****5%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**13%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****28%**

**66%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 · ■ Serango rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.0%**

**49.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906**

**1057

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**962

Working population ****49.3%**

**50.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.3% for men and 57.2% for women. 49% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 41 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 11 (6%) · **■** Marginal 116 (68%)

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 Serango

- Patimul352 people
- Regedi351 people
- Bhalari348 people
- Badadi346 people
- Khetada343 people
- Jangal340 people
- Talasingi339 people
- Saratal332 people

[All 234 villages in Serango](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/gajapati/serango/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Linga?761207
- How far is Linga from Paralakhemundi?34 km by road
- What is the population of Linga?345 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Linga in?Gajapati district (Serango sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Linga?70.0% (Census 2011)