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About Lingapur Village

Lingapur is a small village in Ashti tehsil, in the district of Wardha, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 272, made up of 135 males and 137 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 342 hectares hectares.

Lingapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lingapur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Wardha
Tehsil Ashti
Area (hectares) 342 hectares
Population 272
Male Population 135
Female Population 137
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lingapur compares

By the 2011 count Lingapur is the 58th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 888 residents. Its 342 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 903.

Getting to Lingapur

Lingapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lingapur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 74 km from Wardha, and the nearest railway station is Morshi, about 17 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 Ashti 7.6 km
Nearest town Morsi 16 km
Nearest railway station Morshi 17 km
District headquarters Wardha 74 km

Villages closest to Lingapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ashti 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 272. That makes it the 58th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 888 residents.

Lingapur village has 135 males and 137 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lingapur has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 903.

Lingapur covers 342 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lingapur falls under Ashti tehsil of Wardha district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Lingapur is Morshi, about 17 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Lingapur.

Lingapur is about 74 km from Wardha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lingapur is in Ashti tehsil of Wardha district. Ashti is about 7.6 km away. Morsi is about 16 km away. Morshi is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Navin Antora (2.3 km), Lahan Arvi (2.4 km) and Kinhala (2.8 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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