Wazirpur Afgananਵਜ਼ਿਰਪੁਰ ਅਫਗਾਨਾਂ

Where is Wazirpur Afganan?

Wazirpur 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 15 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 027928, and it covers 87 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 591 people in Wazirpur Afganan: 300 men and 291 women, living in 103 households, an average of about 5.7 people per household. Spread over its 87 hectares, the population density works out to about 679 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 970 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 66, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 75 people, about 13 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 78.86 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.64 per cent and women at 75 per cent. The census recorded 176 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 164 main workers, the largest group, 92, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 37 household industry workers and 25 cultivators on their own land. A further 12 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Wazirpur Afganan's land. Of the village's 87 hectares, 73 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 59 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (59 hectares). About 13 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 28 cultivators and 12 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 a PDS ration shop and 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

Wazirpur Afganan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 15 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 Malook Chak and Chak Raja.

What is the population of Wazirpur Afganan?

The population of Wazirpur Afganan was 591 at the 2011 census, living in 103 households in Dinanagar tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Wazirpur Afganan have?

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