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About Aftabgarh Village

Aftabgarh is a mid sized village in Safidon tehsil, in the district of Jind, Haryana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 809, made up of 410 males and 399 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 229 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 126112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Aftabgarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aftabgarh village
Description Value
State Haryana
District Jind
Tehsil Safidon
Pincode 126112
Area (hectares) 229 hectares
Population 809
Male Population 410
Female Population 399
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Aftabgarh compares

By the 2011 count Aftabgarh is the 67th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,047 residents. Its 229 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 869.

Getting to Aftabgarh

Aftabgarh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Aftabgarh as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Aftabgarh from other places

Aftabgarh lies about 35 km from Jind. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Aftabgarh
Tehsil headquarters Safidon 6.3 km
District headquarters Jind 35 km

Villages closest to Aftabgarh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Safidon tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Aftabgarh

As per the Census of India 2011, Aftabgarh village had a population of 809. That makes it the 67th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,047 residents.

Aftabgarh village has 410 males and 399 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aftabgarh has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 869.

The pincode recorded for Aftabgarh is 126112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Aftabgarh covers 229 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Aftabgarh falls under Safidon tehsil of Jind district in Haryana.

The census record for Aftabgarh notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Aftabgarh.

Aftabgarh is about 35 km from Jind in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Aftabgarh is in Safidon tehsil of Jind district. Safidon is about 6.3 km away. Jind is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paju Kalan (2.0 km), Paju Khurd (2.0 km) and Malakpur (3.5 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Aftabgarh today is likely to be higher.

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