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Where is Salimpur Afganan?

Salimpur Afganan is a village of Gurdaspur tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Gurdaspur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028240, and it covers 130 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 631 people in Salimpur Afganan: 317 men and 314 women, living in 98 households, an average of about 6.4 people per household. Spread over its 130 hectares, the population density works out to about 485 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 991 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 70, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 154 people, about 24 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 88.41 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 93.47 per cent and women at 82.96 per cent. The census recorded 233 workers, about 37 per cent of the village. Of the 180 main workers, the largest group, 102, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 47 cultivators on their own land and 22 agricultural labourers. A further 53 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Salimpur Afganan's land. Of the village's 130 hectares, 119 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (119 hectares). About 11 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 53 cultivators and 23 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. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Salimpur Afganan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Gurdaspur, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mangal Sain, Salimpur Araian, Nawan Pind and Piranbag.

What is the population of Salimpur Afganan?

The population of Salimpur Afganan was 631 at the 2011 census, living in 98 households in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Salimpur Afganan have?

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