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- LGD code
- 626649
- Pincode
- 403503
- Post office
- Assonora
- Population
- 2,651
- Households
- 600
- Literacy rate
- 79.3%
- Sex ratio
- 962 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,069
- Distance to district centre
- 13 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 11 km
- Distance to Panaji
- 25 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 392 km
- Nearest railway station
- Thivim · 9 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Rural Hospital Dodamarg · 6 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Alorna compares
By population, Alorna ranks #7 of 23 villages in Pernem mandal.
Literacy rate
%
79.3%
+0.4% vs mandal average
- Alorna
- 79.3%
- Pernem mandal
- 78.9%
- North Goa district
- 81.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
962
+14 vs mandal average
- Alorna
- 962
- Pernem mandal
- 948
Household size
people per home
4.4
Same as the mandal average
- Alorna
- 4.4
- Pernem mandal
- 4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Alorna at a glance
Alorna is a village of 2,651 people in 600 households (Census 2011) in Pernem taluka, North Goa district, Goa, the 7th-largest of 23 villages in Pernem taluka. Literacy is 79%, about the same as the taluka average of 79% and the sex ratio is 962 women per 1,000 men. It lies 13 km from the North Goa district centre, 43 km from Shiroda, the nearest town, 9 km from Thivim railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 403503, served by Assonora post office; the LGD village code is 626649. The nearest hospital or health centre is Rural Hospital Dodamarg, 6 km away. The village votes in Pernem assembly constituency, represented by MLA Pravin Prabhakar Arlekar. The population is estimated at 3,126 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Alorna
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 3
- Middle school
- 2
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- PERNEM
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 25
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 41
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 25
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 2,185.54
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 17.9
- Forest area (ha)
- 396.4
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Alorna
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Alorna
- LGD code
- 626649
- Pincode
- 403503
- Post office
- Assonora
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,651
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,126
- Households
- 600
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 962
- Literacy rate
- 79.3%
- Coordinates
- 15.69644°N, 73.91679°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- North Goa
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Pernem
- Member of Parliament
- Shripad Naik
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Pravin Prabhakar Arlekar
- Block / Mandal
- Pernem
Getting there
How to reach Alorna
Distance to cities · straight line
- Panaji25 kmcapital
- Mumbai392 km
- Bengaluru499 km
- Hyderabad522 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationThivim9 km
- Bus stopMopa Airport - City Shuttle Bus6 km
- Hospital / PHCRural Hospital Dodamarg6 km
- ATM / bankCentral Bank of India2 km
- Petrol pumpH.P. Petrol Pump5 km
- CollegeSPK College25 km
- Police stationRPF Outpost Thivim9 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Alorna
1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕ShivalingaTemple3.2 km ↗
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 403503
Villages near Alorna
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View all 26 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-12
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)