About Linga Village

Linga is a mid sized village in Warud tehsil, in the district of Amravati, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,922, made up of 998 males and 924 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1400 hectares hectares.

Linga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Linga village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Amravati
Tehsil	Warud
Area (hectares)	1400 hectares
Population	1,922
Male Population	998
Female Population	924
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	926
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Linga compares

By the 2011 count Linga is the 21st largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents. Its 1400 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 941.

Getting to Linga

Linga is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Linga as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Linga from other places

Linga lies about 96 km from Amravati, and the nearest railway station is Mowad, about 8.1 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 Linga
Nearest railway station	Mowad	8.1 km
Nearest town	Narkher	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Warud	18 km
District headquarters	Amravati	96 km

Villages closest to Linga

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

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Common questions about Linga

As per the Census of India 2011, Linga village had a population of 1,922. That makes it the 21st largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents.

Linga village has 998 males and 924 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Linga has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

Linga covers 1400 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Linga falls under Warud tehsil of Amravati district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Linga is Mowad, about 8.1 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 5 - 10 km distance for Linga.

Linga is about 96 km from Amravati in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Linga is in Warud tehsil of Amravati district. Mowad is about 8.1 km away. Narkher is about 12 km away. Warud is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.