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About Borewal Afgana Village

Borewal Afgana is a small village in Amritsar I tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 80, made up of 47 males and 33 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 702 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Borewal Afgana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Borewal Afgana village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Amritsar I
Pincode 143601
Area (hectares) 146 hectares
Population 80
Male Population 47
Female Population 33
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 702
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Borewal Afgana compares

By the 2011 count Borewal Afgana is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents. Its 146 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Borewal Afgana

Borewal Afgana is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Borewal Afgana as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Borewal Afgana from other places

Borewal Afgana lies about 25 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Kotla Gujran, about 6.4 km away. 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 Borewal Afgana
Nearest railway station Kotla Gujran 6.4 km
Nearest town Batāla 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Amritsar I 25 km
District headquarters Amritsar 25 km

Villages closest to Borewal Afgana

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amritsar I 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 Borewal Afgana

As per the Census of India 2011, Borewal Afgana village had a population of 80. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents.

Borewal Afgana village has 47 males and 33 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Borewal Afgana has about 702 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Borewal Afgana is 143601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Borewal Afgana covers 146 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Borewal Afgana falls under Amritsar I tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Borewal Afgana is Kotla Gujran, about 6.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Borewal Afgana.

Borewal Afgana is about 25 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Borewal Afgana is in Amritsar I tehsil of Amritsar district. Kotla Gujran is about 6.4 km away. Batāla is about 18 km away. Amritsar I is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Umarpura (under 2 km), Budha Theh (under 2 km) and Gosal Afgana (under 2 km).

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

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