Lingiyadih is a census town in Bilaspur district in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh.

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Lingiyadih
city
Lingiyadih Location in Chhattisgarh, India Show map of Chhattisgarh Lingiyadih Lingiyadih (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 22.081909°N 82.179901°E / 22.081909; 82.179901
Country	India
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^[update] 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 Chowk in Bilaspur. This railway line was dismantled in 1948.[2]

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