# Alara Village, Mohana, Gajapati (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Mohana, Gajapati 

# Alara

Alara is a village in Mohana sub-district of Gajapati district, Odisha, PIN code **761017**. The 2011 Census counted **170 people in 37 households**, the 136th largest of 264 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 4.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.2%.

- 170people (2011)
- 37households
- 4.3%literacy
- 761017PIN code

## Alara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Alara is 761017.** Alara falls in Mohana sub-district, Gajapati district, Odisha.

- PIN code761017
- Gram panchayatDhepaguda
- Community development blockMohana
- Census village code413864

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

## How far is Alara from nearby towns?

- Mohana (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Paralakhemundi (district HQ)102 km by road
- Digapahandi (nearest town)46 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 Alara?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Alara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Olara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Berahampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Berahampur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Alara known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and horse gram**. About 27% of the 142 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Alara

Of every 100 households in Alara in 2011, 38 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Alara · ■ Mohana rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**6%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****8%**

**54%

Television ****0%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**18%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****35%**

**64%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Alara?

■ Alara · ■ Mohana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****4.3%**

**53.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1099**

**1048

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****318**

**966

Working population ****46.5%**

**51.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 8.5% for men and 1.2% for women. 52% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 31 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (4%) · **■** Marginal 45 (57%)

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 Mohana

- Merama180 people
- Kharidhepa176 people
- Dhanupata172 people
- Dhepapadar172 people
- Baunsapoi170 people
- Mahakupa170 people
- Podamba170 people
- Kadambachuan165 people

[All 270 villages in Mohana](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/gajapati/mohana/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Alara?761017
- How far is Alara from Paralakhemundi?102 km by road
- What is the population of Alara?170 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Alara in?Gajapati district (Mohana sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Alara?4.3% (Census 2011)