# Aluan Village, Rajpura, Patiala (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/patiala/rajpura/aluan/ Village · Rajpura, Patiala # Aluan Aluan is a village in Rajpura sub-district of Patiala district, Punjab, PIN code **140401**. The 2011 Census counted **1,313 people in 248 households**, the 82nd largest of 240 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%. - 1,313people (2011) - 248households - 81.4%literacy - 140401PIN code ## Aluan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Aluan is 140401.** Aluan falls in Rajpura sub-district, Patiala district, Punjab. - PIN code140401 - Gram panchayatAluan - Community development blockRajpura - Census village code036991 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Aluan from nearby towns? - Rajpura (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Patiala (district HQ)35 km by road - Rajpura (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 Aluan? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Aluan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Rajpura - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Rajpura - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)14 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 Aluan known for? The main crops are **rice, wheat and wheat**. About 89% of the 296 hectares of village land is sown, and 262 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 Aluan Of every 100 households in Aluan in 2011, 100 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 62 a two-wheeler and 16 a car. ■ Aluan · ■ Rajpura rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **97% Toilet within the home ****99%** **71% No toilet (open defecation) ****1%** **28% Tap water ****7%** **51% Drinking water within premises ****76%** **80% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%** **37% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%** **59% Use banking services ****78%** **57% Television ****90%** **83% Mobile phone ****80%** **72% Computer with internet ****4%** **2% Two-wheeler ****62%** **45% Car / jeep / van ****16%** **8% None of these assets ****1%** **4% 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 Aluan? ■ Aluan · ■ Rajpura rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.4%** **74.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928** **884 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****906** **834 Working population ****34.0%** **32.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.7% for men and 75.6% for women. 57% of men and 9% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 193 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 52 (12%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 95 (21%) · **■** Marginal 100 (22%) 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 Rajpura - Mirzapur1,347 people - Akkar1,331 people - Bhogla1,326 people - Pabra1,315 people - Bhatehri1,310 people - Upal Heri1,295 people - Rampur1,294 people - Sahal1,294 people [All 243 villages in Rajpura](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/patiala/rajpura/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Aluan?140401 - How far is Aluan from Patiala?35 km by road - What is the population of Aluan?1,313 (Census 2011) - Which district is Aluan in?Patiala district (Rajpura sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Aluan?81.4% (Census 2011)