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About Alorna Village

Alorna is a large village in Pernem tehsil, in the district of North Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,651, made up of 1,351 males and 1,300 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2185.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alorna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alorna village
Description Value
State Goa
District North Goa
Tehsil Pernem
Pincode 403503
Area (hectares) 2185.54 hectares
Population 2,651
Male Population 1,351
Female Population 1,300
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Alorna compares

By the 2011 count Alorna is the 7th largest of the 23 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents. Its 2185.54 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Alorna

Alorna is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Alorna as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Alorna from other places

Alorna lies about 18 km from North Goa, and the nearest railway station is Thivim, about 8.5 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Alorna
Nearest railway station Thivim 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Pernem 13 km
Nearest town Mapusa 16 km
District headquarters North Goa 18 km

Villages closest to Alorna

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pernem tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Alorna

As per the Census of India 2011, Alorna village had a population of 2,651. That makes it the 7th largest of the 23 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents.

Alorna village has 1,351 males and 1,300 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alorna has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Alorna is 403503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alorna covers 2185.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Alorna falls under Pernem tehsil of North Goa district in Goa.

The nearest railway station to Alorna is Thivim, about 8.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Alorna.

Alorna is about 18 km from North Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alorna is in Pernem tehsil of North Goa district. Thivim is about 8.5 km away. Pernem is about 13 km away. Mapusa is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ibrampur (2.5 km), Ozorim (4.0 km) and Chandel (4.1 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Alorna today is likely to be higher.

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