Lalla Afgananਲੱਲਾ ਅਫ਼ਗਾਨਾਂ

Where is Lalla Afganan?

Lalla Afganan is a village in Lopoke tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Raja Sansi, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Harsa Chhina community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037364, and it covers 414 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 692 people in Lalla Afganan: 357 men and 335 women, living in 129 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 414 hectares, the population density works out to about 167 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 938 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 59, about 9 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 80.73 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.05 per cent and women at 76.28 per cent. The census recorded 240 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 166 main workers, the largest group, 100, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 38 other workers in trade, transport and services and 15 agricultural labourers. A further 74 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Lalla Afganan's land. Of the village's 414 hectares, 249 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (227 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (22 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. With 107 cultivators and 17 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had a PDS ration shop and 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Lalla Afganan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Raja Sansi, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Lopoke, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dhariwal (310) and Jhanjoti.

What is the population of Lalla Afganan?

The population of Lalla Afganan was 692 at the 2011 census, living in 129 households in Lopoke tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Lalla Afganan have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Lalla Afganan has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.