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Tuesday, 15 September 2026
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Revenue village·Usur tehsil·Bijapur

Lingapur

लिंगापुर
Usur mandal
Pincode 494447
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

Lingapur observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Chhattisgarh.

14 SeptObserved in 29 states

When the idol is immersed

The idol is kept for one and a half, three, five, seven days or until Anant Chaturdashi — it is a family custom rather than a rule, and community mandapams usually keep it longest.

Kept forImmersion
One and a half daysTue, 15 Septembertoday
Three daysThu, 17 September
Five daysSat, 19 September
Seven daysMon, 21 September
Anant ChaturdashiWed, 23 SeptemberThe day most community mandapams immerse
Use the designated immersion point

Many gram panchayats and municipalities set aside a pond or a marked stretch of tank for immersion. Ask at the panchayat office — it changes year to year, and a drinking-water tank or a farm pond is not an alternative.

Unpainted clay dissolves, plaster of Paris does not

A clay idol breaks down in water within hours. Plaster of Paris does not, and the paints carry heavy metals, so idols accumulate in tanks and rivers after immersion. Pollution control boards in most states now ask for clay for exactly this reason.

Someone should be watching the water, not the idol

Immersion points get crowded and the bank is slippery after the monsoon. Children go into the water at these gatherings every year. Keep one person watching the water rather than the procession.

Take the accessories home

Thermocol, plastic sheeting, cloth and metal ornaments do not belong in the tank even when the idol itself is clay. Most organised immersion points now have a collection bin at the bank for them.

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Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Lingapur is a village in Usur mandal, Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh state, with a population of 327 across 61 households. The village has a literacy rate of 4.6% and is located at coordinates 18.901°N, 80.310°E.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Rama Podiyam
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LGD code
450916
Pincode
494447
Post office
Awapalli
Population
327
Households
61
Literacy rate
4.6%
Sex ratio
1255 ♀/1000♂
Workers
203
Distance to district centre
55 km
Distance to mandal centre
71 km
Distance to Raipur
295 km
Distance to Hyderabad
256 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital, Metigudam · 13 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Lingapur compares

By population, Lingapur ranks #60 of 132 villages in Usur mandal.

Literacy rate
%
4.6%
−21.3% vs mandal average
Lingapur
4.6%
Usur mandal
25.9%
Bijapur district
34.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,255
+278 vs mandal average
Lingapur
1,255
Usur mandal
977
Household size
people per home
5.4
+0.7 vs mandal average
Lingapur
5.4
Usur mandal
4.7

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Lingapur at a glance

Lingapur is a village of 327 people in 61 households (Census 2011) in Usur tehsil, Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh, the 60th-largest of 132 villages in Usur tehsil. Literacy is 5%, 21 points below the tehsil average of 26% and the sex ratio is 1,255 women per 1,000 men. It lies 55 km from the Bijapur district centre (straight-line distances). The pincode is 494447, served by Awapalli post office; the LGD village code is 450916. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Metigudam, 13 km away. The sarpanch is Rama Podiyam. The population is estimated at 386 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Marudhbaka

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Lingapur · this village3275%
Lingapur · Bhopalpattnam50347%0 km N
Nalampalli · Bhopalpattnam48650%0.6 km SE
Korla Mal · Sironcha85835%1.5 km W
Raiguda · Bhopalpattnam16439%1.8 km NW
Raiguda · Bhopalpattnam17245%1.8 km NW
Bardali · Bhopalpattnam1,32265%1.9 km NE

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Lingapur

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
No
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
Yes
Weekly haat
Yes
Nearest statutory town
DANTEWADA
Distance to nearest town (km)
145
Distance to district HQ (km)
65
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
35
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
MARUDBAKA
Total area (ha)
1,418.31
Irrigated area (ha)
0
Forest area (ha)
1,277.71

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

Notice board · Lingapur

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Lingapur

LGD code
450916
Pincode
494447
Post office
Awapalli
Population (Census 2011)
327
Population (projected 2026)
386
Households
61
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1255
Literacy rate
4.6%
Coordinates
18.90126°N, 80.31045°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Bastar
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Bijapur
Member of Parliament
Mahesh Kashyap
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Rama Podiyam
Block / Mandal
Usur
Getting there

How to reach Lingapur

Mandal centre
Usur · ≈ 71 km
≈ 2 h 27 min by car · 2 h 54 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Bijapur · ≈ 55 km
≈ 1 h 53 min by car · 2 h 14 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Raipur295 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad256 km
  • Chennai647 km
  • Bengaluru720 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Metigudam13 km
  • ATM / bankChhattisgarh gramin bank bhopalpatnam9 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-11
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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