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Linga

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Paraswada mandal
Pincode 481556
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Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

Linga observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Madhya Pradesh.

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Temple in Paraswada mandal

The principal temple recorded for Paraswada mandal is Radha Krishna Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Linga itself.

Dussehra (Vijayadashami) in Madhya Pradesh

Ramlila through the nine nights and the burning of Ravana, Meghnad and Kumbhakarna effigies on Dussehra evening. Kullu Dussehra in Himachal begins on Vijayadashami and runs a week, with village deities carried to Dhalpur maidan.

The regional form observed across North India. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.

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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
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Mandla
PC 14 · ST
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Mandla
AC 107 · ST
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
DEVASINGH KURVE
Contact: 82****8222
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LGD code
498335
Pincode
481556
Post office
Paraswada
Population
1,894
Households
426
Literacy rate
77.3%
Sex ratio
1026 ♀/1000♂
Workers
953
Census 2011 · in context

How Linga compares

By population, Linga ranks #3 of 171 villages in Paraswada mandal.

Literacy rate
%
77.3%
+13.6% vs mandal average
Linga77.3%
Paraswada mandal63.7%
Balaghat district67.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,026
−10 vs mandal average
Linga1,026
Paraswada mandal1,036
Household size
people per home
4.4
Same as the mandal average
Linga4.4
Paraswada mandal4.4

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

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Linga at a glance

Linga is a village of 1,894 people in 426 households (Census 2011) in Paraswada tehsil, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh, the 3rd-largest of 171 villages in Paraswada tehsil. Literacy is 77%, 14 points above the tehsil average of 64% and the sex ratio is 1,026 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 481556, served by Paraswada post office; the LGD village code is 498335. The sarpanch is DEVASINGH KURVE, and the village votes in Mandla assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sampatiya Uikey. The population is estimated at 2,233 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Linga

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
Yes
Power hours (summer)
12
Power hours (winter)
12
Primary school
2
Middle school
1
Secondary school
1
Senior secondary
1
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
1
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
Yes
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
Yes
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
BAIHAR
Distance to district HQ (km)
60
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
3
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
378.03
Irrigated area (ha)
39.57
Forest area (ha)
51.61

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

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

Key facts — Linga

LGD code
498335
Pincode
481556
Post office
Paraswada
Population (Census 2011)
1,894
Population (projected 2026)
2,233
Households
426
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1026
Literacy rate
77.3%
Lok Sabha constituency
Mandla
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Mandla
Member of Parliament
Faggan Singh Kulaste
Member of Legislative Assembly
Sampatiya Uikey
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
DEVASINGH KURVE
Block / Mandal
Paraswada
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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, 2026-09-25
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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