# Alani Village, Salkhua, Saharsa (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Salkhua, Saharsa 

# Alani

Alani is a village in Salkhua sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar, PIN code **852126**. The 2011 Census counted **6,485 people in 1,111 households**, the 6th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 40.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 41.0%.

- 6,485people (2011)
- 1,111households
- 40.0%literacy
- 852126PIN code

## Alani PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Alani is 852126.** Alani falls in Salkhua sub-district, Saharsa district, Bihar.

- PIN code852126
- Gram panchayatAlani
- Community development blockSalkhua
- Census village code226661

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Alani from nearby towns?

- Salkhua (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Saharsa (district HQ)52 km by road
- Saharsa (nearest town)52 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Alani?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Alani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Saharsa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Saharsa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Saharsa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Alani known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 74% of the 1,310 hectares of village land is sown, and 248 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Alani

Of every 100 households in Alani in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Alani · ■ Salkhua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**23%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**98%

Use banking services ****12%**

**25%

Television ****0%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**43%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Alani?

■ Alani · ■ Salkhua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****40.0%**

**41.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****887**

**899

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****958**

**947

Working population ****38.4%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.5% for men and 26.7% for women. 44% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 544 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 683 (27%) · **■** Household industry 30 (1%) · **■** Other work 31 (1%) · **■** Marginal 1,204 (48%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Salkhua

- Gaurdah9,117 people
- Salkhua8,987 people
- Utesra8,251 people
- Harewa7,941 people
- Koparia6,056 people
- Chiraia5,254 people
- Haransari4,939 people
- Situahi4,554 people

[All 43 villages in Salkhua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/salkhua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Alani?852126
- How far is Alani from Saharsa?52 km by road
- What is the population of Alani?6,485 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Alani in?Saharsa district (Salkhua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Alani?40.0% (Census 2011)