Kiri Afganaਕਿਰੀ ਅਫਗਾਨਾ

Where is Kiri Afgana?

Kiri Afgana is a village of Batala tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sri Hargobindpur, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Qadian community development block and is served by the Navi Kiri gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028511, and it covers 1,076 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 3,294 people in Kiri Afgana: 1,720 men and 1,574 women, living in 585 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 1,076 hectares, the population density works out to about 306 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 915 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 394, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 112 people, about 3 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 70.21 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 74.9 per cent and women at 65.19 per cent. The census recorded 1,075 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 910 main workers, the largest group, 545, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 238 other workers in trade, transport and services and 97 agricultural labourers. A further 165 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kiri Afgana's land. Of the village's 1,076 hectares, 1,000 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (1,000 hectares). About 76 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. With 567 cultivators and 121 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. Education in the village runs through 2 government primary schools and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Kiri Afgana is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Sri Hargobindpur, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Batala, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Khawaja Bains, Bhait, Zahidpur and Bahadurpur Rajoa.

What is the population of Kiri Afgana?

The population of Kiri Afgana was 3,294 at the 2011 census, living in 585 households in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Kiri Afgana have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Kiri Afgana has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.