About Alim Village

Alim is a mid sized village in Kesinga tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 557, made up of 281 males and 276 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 235 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alim Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alim village
Description	Value
State	Odisha
District	Kalahandi
Tehsil	Kesinga
Pincode	766101
Area (hectares)	235 hectares
Population	557
Male Population	281
Female Population	276
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	982
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Alim compares

By the 2011 count Alim is the 82nd largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,005 residents. Its 235 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Alim

Alim is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Alim 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 Alim from other places

Alim lies about 4.5 km from Kalahandi, and the nearest railway station is Mahipur, about 4.3 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 Alim
Nearest railway station	Mahipur	4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kesinga	4.5 km
District headquarters	Kalahandi	4.5 km
Nearest town	Bhanjanagar	56 km

Villages closest to Alim

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

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Common questions about Alim

As per the Census of India 2011, Alim village had a population of 557. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,005 residents.

Alim village has 281 males and 276 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alim has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Alim is 766101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alim covers 235 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Alim falls under Kesinga tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Alim is Mahipur, about 4.3 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 Alim.

Alim is about 4.5 km from Kalahandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alim is in Kesinga tehsil of Kalahandi district. Mahipur is about 4.3 km away. Kesinga is about 4.5 km away. Kalahandi is about 4.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.