About Kiri Afgana Village

Kiri Afgana is a large village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,294, made up of 1,720 males and 1,574 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1076 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143527, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kiri Afgana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kiri Afgana village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Gurdaspur
Tehsil	Batala
Pincode	143527
Area (hectares)	1076 hectares
Population	3,294
Male Population	1,720
Female Population	1,574
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	915
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kiri Afgana compares

By the 2011 count Kiri Afgana is the 25th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 1076 hectares work out to about 3.1 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 Kiri Afgana

Kiri Afgana is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kiri 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 Kiri Afgana from other places

Kiri Afgana lies about 32 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Khuda Kurala, about 12 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 Kiri Afgana
Nearest railway station	Khuda Kurala	12 km
Nearest town	Dasūya	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Batala	30 km
District headquarters	Gurdaspur	32 km

Villages closest to Kiri 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 Kiri Afgana

As per the Census of India 2011, Kiri Afgana village had a population of 3,294. That makes it the 25th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Kiri Afgana village has 1,720 males and 1,574 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kiri Afgana has about 915 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 Kiri Afgana is 143527. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kiri Afgana covers 1076 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kiri Afgana is Khuda Kurala, about 12 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 Kiri Afgana.

Kiri Afgana is about 32 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kiri Afgana is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Khuda Kurala is about 12 km away. Dasūya is about 13 km away. Batala is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.