# Alal Village, Thanamandi, Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/rajouri/thanamandi/alal/ Village · Thanamandi, Rajouri # Alal Alal is a village in Thanamandi sub-district of Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **185212**. The 2011 Census counted **2,267 people in 418 households**, the 14th largest of 32 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.4%. - 2,267people (2011) - 418households - 57.1%literacy - 185212PIN code ## Alal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Alal is 185212.** Alal falls in Thanamandi sub-district, Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code185212 - Gram panchayatAllal - Community development blockThanamandi - Census village code001278 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Alal from nearby towns? - Thanamandi (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Rajouri (district HQ)24 km by road - Thanamandi (nearest town)6 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 Alal? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Alal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Thanamandi - ○Degree college10+ km · Rajouri - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajouri - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 7 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 Alal known for? The main crops are **maize, wheat and paddy**. Products made here include chain stich. About 9% of the 1,429 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Alal Of every 100 households in Alal in 2011, 68 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Alal · ■ Thanamandi rural average Electricity for lighting ****68%** **79% Toilet within the home ****6%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **85% Tap water ****31%** **30% Drinking water within premises ****14%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **15% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **83% Use banking services ****57%** **48% Television ****9%** **17% Mobile phone ****56%** **48% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****0%** **3% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****26%** **33% 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 Alal? ■ Alal · ■ Thanamandi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.1%** **66.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908** **924 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****814** **863 Working population ****47.3%** **37.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.0% for men and 41.1% for women. 46% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 146 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (2%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 365 (34%) · **■** Marginal 538 (50%) 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 Thanamandi - Laha2,820 people - Dodarsan Bala2,703 people - Bhattian2,510 people - Kot2,480 people - Manhal2,249 people - Palangar2,240 people - Samsamat2,003 people - Azmat Abad1,554 people [All 32 villages in Thanamandi](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/rajouri/thanamandi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Alal?185212 - How far is Alal from Rajouri?24 km by road - What is the population of Alal?2,267 (Census 2011) - Which district is Alal in?Rajouri district (Thanamandi sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Alal?57.1% (Census 2011)