# Alera Village, Mukerian, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Mukerian, Hoshiarpur 

# Alera

Alera is a village in Mukerian sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144224**. The 2011 Census counted **639 people in 134 households**, the 160th largest of 304 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.1%.

- 639people (2011)
- 134households
- 87.3%literacy
- 144224PIN code

## Alera PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Alera is 144224.** Alera falls in Mukerian sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab.

- PIN code144224
- Gram panchayatAlera
- Community development blockTalwara
- Census village code031335

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

## How far is Alera from nearby towns?

- Mukerian (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Hoshiarpur (district HQ)85 km by road
- Mukerian (nearest town)12 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 Alera?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Alera; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Amroh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mukerian
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mukerian
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 16 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 Alera known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 28% of the 300 hectares of village land is sown, and 19 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 Alera

Of every 100 households in Alera in 2011, 93 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 42 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Alera · ■ Mukerian rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**43%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**56%

Tap water ****99%**

**46%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**74%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****42%**

**53%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****57%**

**44%

Use banking services ****98%**

**84%

Television ****72%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****32%**

**46%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****17%**

**6%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Alera?

■ Alera · ■ Mukerian rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.3%**

**85.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1003**

**990

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****818**

**851

Working population ****28.0%**

**27.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.1% for men and 81.7% for women. 49% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 92 (51%) · **■** Marginal 83 (46%)

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 Mukerian

- Man646 people
- Lola645 people
- Mehatpur644 people
- Sherpur644 people
- Beh Kito639 people
- Pandori Baghel Singh639 people
- Gurdaspur638 people
- Dholal637 people

[All 307 villages in Mukerian](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/mukerian/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Alera?144224
- How far is Alera from Hoshiarpur?85 km by road
- What is the population of Alera?639 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Alera in?Hoshiarpur district (Mukerian sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Alera?87.3% (Census 2011)