Lingiyadih
Lingiyadih is a census town in Bilaspur district in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh.
Lingiyadih | |
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city | |
  Lingiyadih Location in Chhattisgarh, India  Lingiyadih Lingiyadih (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22.081909°N 82.179901°E | |
| Country |  |
| State | Chhattisgarh |
| District | Bilaspur |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 15,769 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Chhattisgarhi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | CG |
Demographics
As of 2001 India census,[1] Lingiyadih had a population of 15,769. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Lingiyadih has an average literacy rate of 65%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 73%, and female literacy is 57%. In Lingiyadih, 16% of the population is under six years of age.
Ligniyadih is satellite town of Bilaspur, which was once a village located just across Arpa River flowing across Bilaspur town.
For many years, there was a large brick-kiln owned by Mulji Jagmal Sawaria, who had laid a private narrow gauge line in year 1935 for transportation of bricks across Arpa River over a railway-bridge built by him connecting kiln to his work office at Jagmal Block in Bilaspur. This railway line was dismantled in 1948.[2]
References
- "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- Diary of Golden Days at Jharia – A Memoir and History of Gurjar Kashtriya Samaj of Kutch in Coalfields of Jharia – written by Natwarlal Devram Jethwa of Calcutta(1998):pp:41:Rai Sahib Mulji Jagmal Sawaria - Life sketch.