Shahpur Afganaਸ਼ਾਹਪੁਰ ਅਫਗਾਨਾ

Where is Shahpur Afgana?

Shahpur Afgana is a village of Dinanagar tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dorangala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027935, and it covers 185 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 677 people in Shahpur Afgana: 340 men and 337 women, living in 138 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 185 hectares, the population density works out to about 366 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 991 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 75, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 284 people, about 42 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 71.43 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 78.03 per cent and women at 64.65 per cent. The census recorded 205 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 196 main workers, the largest group, 123, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 36 agricultural labourers and 35 cultivators on their own land. A further 9 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Shahpur Afgana's land. Of the village's 185 hectares, 168 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 160 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (160 hectares). About 17 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 36 cultivators and 37 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Shahpur Afgana is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 12 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 Thaman and Thundi.

What is the population of Shahpur Afgana?

The population of Shahpur Afgana was 677 at the 2011 census, living in 138 households in Dinanagar tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Shahpur Afgana have?

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