Shahpur Afghananਸ਼ਾਹਪੁਰ ਅਫ਼ਗ਼ਾਨਾਂ

Where is Shahpur Afghanan?

Shahpur Afghanan is a village in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Rajpura, about 18 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ghanaur community development block and is served by the Ghumana gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036910, and it covers 84 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 141 people in Shahpur Afghanan: 81 men and 60 women, living in 28 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 84 hectares, the population density works out to about 168 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 741 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 18, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 4 people, about 3 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.3 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.72 per cent and women at 76.47 per cent. The census recorded 41 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 29 main workers, the largest group, 17, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 12 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 12 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Shahpur Afghanan's land. Of the village's 84 hectares, 76 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (40 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (36 hectares). About 8 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 17 cultivators and 5 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was five to ten kilometres away. The village also had 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Shahpur Afghanan is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Rajpura, about 18 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Rajpura, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kheri Mandlan, Lakho Majra, Pandtan and Rao Majra.

What is the population of Shahpur Afghanan?

The population of Shahpur Afghanan was 141 at the 2011 census, living in 28 households in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Shahpur Afghanan have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Shahpur Afghanan has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.