Baupur Afgananਬੌਪੁਰ ਅਫਗਾਨਾਂ

Where is Baupur Afganan?

Baupur Afganan is a village in Dinanagar tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 16 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Gurdaspur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027946, and it covers 171 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 538 people in Baupur Afganan: 274 men and 264 women, living in 104 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 171 hectares, the population density works out to about 315 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 964 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 70, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 159 people, about 30 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.07 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.42 per cent and women at 66.23 per cent. The census recorded 156 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 155 main workers, the largest group, 76, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 59 cultivators on their own land and 20 agricultural labourers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Baupur Afganan's land. Of the village's 171 hectares, 129 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (60 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (69 hectares). About 42 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 59 cultivators and 21 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. 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Baupur Afganan is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 16 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dinanagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Adi, Kalupur and Dugri.

What is the population of Baupur Afganan?

The population of Baupur Afganan was 538 at the 2011 census, living in 104 households in Dinanagar tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Baupur Afganan have?

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