# Aloni Village, Garkha, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Garkha, Saran 

# Aloni

Aloni is a village in Garkha sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,898 people in 386 households**, the 27th largest of 99 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%.

- 2,898people (2011)
- 386households
- 59.2%literacy
- 946females per 1,000 males

## Aloni PIN code and other codes

Aloni falls in Garkha sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatFarusa
- Community development blockGarkha
- Census village code234328

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

## How far is Aloni from nearby towns?

- Garkha (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)9 km by road
- Chapra (nearest town)12 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 Aloni?

21 services counted by the Census are inside Aloni; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chhapra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Marhaura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 9 h winter

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 Aloni known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 99% of the 162 hectares of village land is sown, and 150 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 Aloni

Of every 100 households in Aloni in 2011, 9 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Aloni · ■ Garkha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****60%**

**57%

Television ****5%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**17%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Aloni?

■ Aloni · ■ Garkha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.2%**

**64.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****890**

**943

Working population ****25.7%**

**26.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.9% for men and 41.9% for women. 44% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 241 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (2%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 79 (11%) · **■** Marginal 409 (55%)

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 Garkha

- Naraenpur3,318 people
- Mirzapur3,246 people
- Kadna3,023 people
- Pharusa3,013 people
- Sirpal Basant2,895 people
- Itwa2,854 people
- Hasanpura2,853 people
- Hakma2,809 people

[All 113 villages in Garkha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/garkha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Aloni from Chhapra?9 km by road
- What is the population of Aloni?2,898 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Aloni in?Saran district (Garkha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Aloni?59.2% (Census 2011)