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Linga Population - Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh

Linga is a medium size village located in Baihar Tehsil of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh with total 68 families residing. The Linga village has population of 309 of which 142 are males while 167 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Linga village population of children with age 0-6 is 42 which makes up 13.59 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Linga village is 1176 which is higher than Madhya Pradesh state average of 931. Child Sex Ratio for the Linga as per census is 1000, higher than Madhya Pradesh average of 918.

Linga village has lower literacy rate compared to Madhya Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Linga village was 61.80 % compared to 69.32 % of Madhya Pradesh. In Linga Male literacy stands at 71.07 % while female literacy rate was 54.11 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Linga village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Linga village.

Linga Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 68 - -
Population 309 142 167
Child (0-6) 42 21 21
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 309 142 167
Literacy 61.80 % 71.07 % 54.11 %
Total Workers 161 79 82
Main Worker 156 - -
Marginal Worker 5 0 5

Caste Factor

In Linga village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 100.00 % of total population in Linga village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Linga village of Balaghat.

Work Profile

In Linga village out of total population, 161 were engaged in work activities. 96.89 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 3.11 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 161 workers engaged in Main Work, 16 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 135 were Agricultural labourer.