# Alim Village, Kesinga, Kalahandi (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Kesinga, Kalahandi 

# Alim

Alim is a village in Kesinga sub-district of Kalahandi district, Odisha, PIN code **766101**. The 2011 Census counted **557 people in 161 households**, the 85th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.4%.

- 557people (2011)
- 161households
- 68.4%literacy
- 766101PIN code

## Alim PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Alim is 766101.** Alim falls in Kesinga sub-district, Kalahandi district, Odisha.

- PIN code766101
- Gram panchayatTakarala
- Community development blockNarala
- Census village code422318

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

## How far is Alim from nearby towns?

- Kesinga (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Bhawanipatna (district HQ)70 km by road
- Kesinga (nearest town)35 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 Alim?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Alim; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Musukuti
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhawanipatana
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhawanipatana
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 13 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 Alim known for?

The main crops are **paddy, pulses and moong**. About 82% of the 235 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 Alim

Of every 100 households in Alim in 2011, 14 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Alim · ■ Kesinga rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**90%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**6%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****12%**

**31%

Television ****4%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**30%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Alim?

■ Alim · ■ Kesinga rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.4%**

**65.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**989

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****881**

**929

Working population ****60.3%**

**44.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.2% for men and 55.6% for women. 62% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 32 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 43 (13%) · **■** Other work 13 (4%) · **■** Marginal 248 (74%)

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 Kesinga

- Kinerkela604 people
- Karmupadar596 people
- Rajapada578 people
- Taparang578 people
- Gaidara548 people
- Kokadmal539 people
- Godtola532 people
- Nagupala531 people

[All 127 villages in Kesinga](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kalahandi/kesinga/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Alim?766101
- How far is Alim from Bhawanipatna?70 km by road
- What is the population of Alim?557 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Alim in?Kalahandi district (Kesinga sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Alim?68.4% (Census 2011)