# Alkod Village, Devadurga, Raichur (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Devadurga, Raichur 

# Alkod

Alkod is a village in Devadurga sub-district of Raichur district, Karnataka, PIN code **584129**. The 2011 Census counted **2,126 people in 413 households**, the 27th largest of 173 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 47.2%.

- 2,126people (2011)
- 413households
- 51.5%literacy
- 584129PIN code

## Alkod PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Alkod is 584129.** Alkod falls in Devadurga sub-district, Raichur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code584129
- Gram panchayatAlkod
- Community development blockDevadurga
- Census village code600706

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

## How far is Alkod from nearby towns?

- Devadurga (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Raichur (district HQ)60 km by road
- Devadurga (nearest town)22 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 Alkod?

20 services counted by the Census are inside Alkod; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Hal-Jadaldinni
- ○Degree college10+ km · Arakera
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Devadurga
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 12 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 Alkod known for?

The main crops are **cotton, ground nut and sunflower**. About 83% of the 947 hectares of village land is sown, and 129 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 Alkod

Of every 100 households in Alkod in 2011, 87 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Alkod · ■ Devadurga rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**87%

Tap water ****43%**

**43%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**96%

Use banking services ****66%**

**49%

Television ****20%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****40%**

**27%

Own their home ****94%**

**94%

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 Alkod?

■ Alkod · ■ Devadurga rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.5%**

**47.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987**

**1005

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1029**

**965

Working population ****45.8%**

**51.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.0% for men and 37.7% for women. 51% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 344 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 258 (26%) · **■** Household industry 36 (4%) · **■** Other work 170 (17%) · **■** Marginal 166 (17%)

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 Devadurga

- Gandhal2,396 people
- Mallapur2,394 people
- Wandli2,294 people
- Hirebudur2,209 people
- Bommanhalli2,009 people
- Khanapur1,925 people
- Honkatmalli1,848 people
- Neelgal1,833 people

[All 188 villages in Devadurga](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/raichur/devadurga/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Alkod?584129
- How far is Alkod from Raichur?60 km by road
- What is the population of Alkod?2,126 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Alkod in?Raichur district (Devadurga sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Alkod?51.5% (Census 2011)