Borewal Afganaਬੋਰੇਵਾਲ ਅਫ਼ਗਾਨਾ

Where is Borewal Afgana?

Borewal Afgana is a village of Amritsar I tehsil in Amritsar district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Majitha, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Majitha community development block and is served by the Berewal Afgana gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037439, and it covers 146 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 80 people in Borewal Afgana: 47 men and 33 women, living in 17 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 146 hectares, the population density works out to about 55 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 702 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 8, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.56 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.33 per cent and women at 76.67 per cent. The census recorded 20 workers, about 25 per cent of the village. Of the 20 main workers, the largest group, 16, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 4 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Borewal Afgana's land. Of the village's 146 hectares, 115 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (113 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (2 hectares). About 31 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 16 cultivators and 0 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Borewal Afgana is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Majitha, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Amritsar I, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Gosal Afgana, Budha Theh and Gosal Zimidaran.

What is the population of Borewal Afgana?

The population of Borewal Afgana was 80 at the 2011 census, living in 17 households in Amritsar I tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Borewal Afgana have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Borewal Afgana has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.