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Linga

Katol mandal
Pincode 441302
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LGD code
535019
Pincode
441302
Post office
Katol
Population
583
Households
142
Literacy rate
78.4%
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000♂
Workers
323
Distance to district centre
71 km
Distance to mandal centre
48 km
Distance to Mumbai
640 km
Distance to Hyderabad
460 km
Nearest railway station
Mowad · 8 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Atreya Clinic · 10 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Linga compares

By population, Linga ranks #66 of 186 villages in Katol mandal.

Literacy rate
%
78.4%
+4.4% vs mandal average
Linga
78.4%
Katol mandal
74.0%
Nagpur district
78.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
956
+7 vs mandal average
Linga
956
Katol mandal
949
Household size
people per home
4.1
−0.2 vs mandal average
Linga
4.1
Katol mandal
4.3

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

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Linga at a glance

Linga is a village of 583 people in 142 households (Census 2011) in Katol taluka, Nagpur district, Maharashtra, the 66th-largest of 186 villages in Katol taluka. Literacy is 78%, 4 points above the taluka average of 74% and the sex ratio is 956 women per 1,000 men. It lies 71 km from the Nagpur district centre, 8 km from Pusla, the nearest town, 8 km from Mowad railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 441302, served by Katol post office; the LGD village code is 535019. The nearest hospital or health centre is Atreya Clinic, 10 km away. The sarpanch is abc, and the village votes in Arvi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sumit Wankhede. The population is estimated at 687 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Linga

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Linga · this village58378%
Linga · Warud1,92275%0 km N
Linga · Nagpur (Rural)2,59977%0 km N
Linga · Kalameshwar1,56979%0 km N
Lingapur · Ashti27272%1 km SW
Linga · Ner40576%1 km SW
Karwar · Warud35870%2.8 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Linga

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
Yes
Well water
Yes
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
20
Power hours (winter)
20
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
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
Yes
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
KATOL
Distance to nearest town (km)
5
Distance to district HQ (km)
57
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
5
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
150.23
Irrigated area (ha)
14.35
Forest area (ha)
1.93

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

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Key facts — Linga

LGD code
535019
Pincode
441302
Post office
Katol
Population (Census 2011)
583
Population (projected 2026)
687
Households
142
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
956
Literacy rate
78.4%
Coordinates
21.52569°N, 78.42848°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Wardha
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Arvi
Member of Parliament
Amar Kale
Member of Legislative Assembly
Sumit Wankhede
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
abc
Block / Mandal
Katol
Getting there

How to reach Linga

Mandal centre
Katol · ≈ 48 km
≈ 1 h 39 min by car · 1 h 58 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Nagpur · ≈ 71 km
≈ 2 h 26 min by car · 2 h 54 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,863 people
Pusla · ≈ 7.7 km
≈ 16 min by car · 19 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Mumbai640 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad460 km
  • Delhi798 km
  • Bengaluru955 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationMowad8 km
  • Bus stopBus Stand Pandhurna13 km
  • Hospital / PHCAtreya Clinic10 km
  • ATM / bankYES Bank13 km
  • Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum13 km
  • CollegeMankar Adarsha Vidyalaya58 km
  • Police stationPolice Station Pandhurna13 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, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-13
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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