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About Lingapur Village

Lingapur is a small village in Usur tehsil, in the district of Bijapur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 327, made up of 145 males and 182 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,255 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1418.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494447, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lingapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lingapur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bijapur
Tehsil Usur
Pincode 494447
Area (hectares) 1418.31 hectares
Population 327
Male Population 145
Female Population 182
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,255
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lingapur compares

By the 2011 count Lingapur is the 59th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 453 residents. Its 1418.31 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1021.

Getting to Lingapur

Lingapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lingapur as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lingapur from other places

Lingapur lies about 40 km from Bijapur, and the nearest railway station is Kirandul, about 49 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Lingapur
Tehsil headquarters Usur 13 km
District headquarters Bijapur 40 km
Nearest railway station Kirandul 49 km
Nearest town Bacheli 52 km

Villages closest to Lingapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Usur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Lingapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Lingapur village had a population of 327. That makes it the 59th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 453 residents.

Lingapur village has 145 males and 182 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lingapur has about 1255 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1021.

The pincode recorded for Lingapur is 494447. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lingapur covers 1418.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lingapur falls under Usur tehsil of Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Lingapur is Kirandul, about 49 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Lingapur.

Lingapur is about 40 km from Bijapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lingapur is in Usur tehsil of Bijapur district. Usur is about 13 km away. Bijapur is about 40 km away. Kirandul is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhusapur (2.5 km), Nela Kanker (2.5 km) and Marudbaka (2.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Lingapur today is likely to be higher.

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