# Algon Village, Patti, Tarn Taran (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/tarn-taran/patti/algon/ Village · Patti, Tarn Taran # Algon Algon is a village in Patti sub-district of Tarn Taran district, Punjab, PIN code **143303**. The 2011 Census counted **8,653 people in 1,561 households**, the 6th largest of 192 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.5%. - 8,653people (2011) - 1,561households - 65.0%literacy - 143303PIN code ## Algon PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Algon is 143303.** Algon falls in Patti sub-district, Tarn Taran district, Punjab. - PIN code143303 - Gram panchayatAlgon - Community development blockBhikhiwind - Census village code038087 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Algon from nearby towns? - Patti (sub-district HQ)31 km by road - Tarn Taran (district HQ)58 km by road - Patti (nearest town)20 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 Algon? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Algon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Patti - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patti - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 14 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 Algon known for? The main crops are **wheat, paddy and basmati**. About 88% of the 2,445 hectares of village land is sown, and 2,159 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 Algon Of every 100 households in Algon in 2011, 97 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 37 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 46 a two-wheeler and 12 a car. ■ Algon · ■ Patti rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **91% Toilet within the home ****70%** **63% No toilet (open defecation) ****29%** **36% Tap water ****3%** **10% Drinking water within premises ****80%** **86% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****37%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****57%** **67% Use banking services ****55%** **48% Television ****83%** **77% Mobile phone ****80%** **73% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****46%** **42% Car / jeep / van ****12%** **7% None of these assets ****5%** **7% Own their home ****97%** **98% 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 Algon? ■ Algon · ■ Patti rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.0%** **62.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906** **895 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****789** **808 Working population ****36.2%** **34.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.3% for men and 58.2% for women. 55% of men and 15% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,192 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 815 (26%) · **■** Household industry 188 (6%) · **■** Other work 570 (18%) · **■** Marginal 366 (12%) 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 Patti - Sur Singh12,555 people - Gharyala9,391 people - Valtoha9,124 people - Harike8,662 people - Kalsian Kalan6,702 people - Rajoke6,612 people - Kairon6,533 people - Mari Megha5,867 people [All 196 villages in Patti](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/tarn-taran/patti/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Algon?143303 - How far is Algon from Tarn Taran?58 km by road - What is the population of Algon?8,653 (Census 2011) - Which district is Algon in?Tarn Taran district (Patti sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Algon?65.0% (Census 2011)