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About Lingi Village

Lingi is a mid sized village in Aurad tehsil, in the district of Bidar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,605, made up of 826 males and 779 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 862.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585326, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lingi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lingi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bidar
Tehsil Aurad
Pincode 585326
Area (hectares) 862.62 hectares
Population 1,605
Male Population 826
Female Population 779
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lingi compares

By the 2011 count Lingi is the 62nd largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,687 residents. Its 862.62 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Lingi

Lingi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lingi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Lingi from other places

Lingi lies about 52 km from Bidar, and the nearest railway station is Kamalnagar, about 22 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 Lingi
Tehsil headquarters Aurad 13 km
Nearest railway station Kamalnagar 22 km
Nearest town Udgīr 25 km
District headquarters Bidar 52 km

Villages closest to Lingi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Aurad 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 Lingi

As per the Census of India 2011, Lingi village had a population of 1,605. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,687 residents.

Lingi village has 826 males and 779 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lingi has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Lingi is 585326. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lingi covers 862.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lingi falls under Aurad tehsil of Bidar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Lingi is Kamalnagar, about 22 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 within village and private bus service as Available within village for Lingi.

Lingi is about 52 km from Bidar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lingi is in Aurad tehsil of Bidar district. Aurad is about 13 km away. Kamalnagar is about 22 km away. Udgīr is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bonthi (2.7 km), Sawargaon (2.9 km) and Bhandar Kumta (3.4 km).

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

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