Akbarpur Afghanaਅਕਬਰਪੁਰ ਅਫ਼ਗ਼ਾਨਾ

Where is Akbarpur Afghana?

Akbarpur Afghana is a village of Dudhan Sadhan tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sanaur, about 22 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhunerheri community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036740, and it covers 158 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 412 people in Akbarpur Afghana: 215 men and 197 women, living in 80 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 158 hectares, the population density works out to about 261 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 916 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 42, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 13 people, about 3 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.03 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.77 per cent and women at 69.83 per cent. The census recorded 134 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 134 main workers, the largest group, 81, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 41 other workers in trade, transport and services and 10 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Akbarpur Afghana's land. Of the village's 158 hectares, 141 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (34 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (107 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. With 81 cultivators and 10 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 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 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

Akbarpur Afghana is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Sanaur, about 22 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dudhan Sadhan, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Noorpur Faranswala, Lehla Jagir, Dudhan Sadhan and Dudhan Gujran.

What is the population of Akbarpur Afghana?

The population of Akbarpur Afghana was 412 at the 2011 census, living in 80 households in Dudhan Sadhan tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Akbarpur Afghana have?

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