About Kala Afgana Village

Kala Afgana is a large village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,944, made up of 2,589 males and 2,355 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 929 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143513, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kala Afgana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kala Afgana village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Gurdaspur
Tehsil	Batala
Pincode	143513
Area (hectares)	929 hectares
Population	4,944
Male Population	2,589
Female Population	2,355
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	910
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kala Afgana compares

By the 2011 count Kala Afgana is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 929 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Kala Afgana

Kala Afgana is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kala Afgana 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kala Afgana from other places

Kala Afgana lies about 38 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Fatehgarh Churian, about 10 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 Kala Afgana
Nearest railway station	Fatehgarh Churian	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Batala	17 km
Nearest town	Batāla	17 km
District headquarters	Gurdaspur	38 km

Villages closest to Kala Afgana

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

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Common questions about Kala Afgana

As per the Census of India 2011, Kala Afgana village had a population of 4,944. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Kala Afgana village has 2,589 males and 2,355 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kala Afgana has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Kala Afgana is 143513. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kala Afgana covers 929 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kala Afgana falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kala Afgana is Fatehgarh Churian, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Kala Afgana is about 38 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kala Afgana is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Fatehgarh Churian is about 10 km away. Batala is about 17 km away. Batāla is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.