# Alor Village, Farasgaon, Bastar (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bastar/farasgaon/alor/ Village · Farasgaon, Bastar # Alor Alor is a village in Farasgaon sub-district of Bastar district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494228**. The 2011 Census counted **3,898 people in 703 households**, the 3rd largest of 103 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.1%. - 3,898people (2011) - 703households - 53.6%literacy - 494228PIN code ## Alor PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Alor is 494228.** Alor falls in Farasgaon sub-district, Bastar district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code494228 - Gram panchayatAlor - Community development blockPharasgaon - Census village code448959 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Alor from nearby towns? - Farasgaon (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Jagdalpur (district HQ)111 km by road - Farasgaon (nearest town)10 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 Alor? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Alor; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pharasgaon - ○Degree college10+ km · Kondagaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kondagaon - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Alor known for? The main crops are **paddy, maize and black gram**. About 48% of the 2,175 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 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 Alor Of every 100 households in Alor in 2011, 20 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Alor · ■ Farasgaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****20%** **40% Toilet within the home ****6%** **5% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **95% Tap water ****1%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **5% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **99% Use banking services ****94%** **80% Television ****3%** **8% Mobile phone ****6%** **14% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****22%** **24% 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 Alor? ■ Alor · ■ Farasgaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****53.6%** **57.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1046** **1037 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1103** **1004 Working population ****72.5%** **67.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.0% for men and 40.6% for women. 72% of men and 73% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 646 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 88 (3%) · **■** Household industry 16 (1%) · **■** Other work 126 (4%) · **■** Marginal 1,951 (69%) 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 Farasgaon - Badedongar4,667 people - Lanjoda4,466 people - Jaitpuri2,608 people - Kongud2,528 people - Bhandarseoni2,358 people - Bang Gaon2,040 people [All 103 villages in Farasgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bastar/farasgaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Alor?494228 - How far is Alor from Jagdalpur?111 km by road - What is the population of Alor?3,898 (Census 2011) - Which district is Alor in?Bastar district (Farasgaon sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Alor?53.6% (Census 2011)