Country India District Bilaspur Vehicle registration CG Population 15,769 (2001) | State Chhattisgarh Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Local time Saturday 2:31 PM | |
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Lingiyadih is a census town in Bilaspur district in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh.
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Map of Lingiadih, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh 495006
Demographics
As of 2001 India census, 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. These railway line was dismantled in 1948.