# Afala Village, Sibsagar, Sivasagar (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sivasagar/sibsagar/afala/ Village · Sibsagar, Sivasagar # Afala Afala is a village in Sibsagar sub-district of Sivasagar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,048 people in 161 households**, the 54th largest of 135 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 91.1%. - 1,048people (2011) - 161households - 79.7%literacy - 1,035females per 1,000 males ## Afala PIN code and other codes Afala falls in Sibsagar sub-district, Sivasagar district, Assam. - Gram panchayatDisangmukh - Community development blockDemow - Census village code292637 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Afala from nearby towns? - Sibsagar (sub-district HQ)19 km by road - Sivasagar (district HQ)19 km by road - Sivasagar (nearest town)19 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Afala? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Afala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Banmukh - ○Degree college10+ km · Sibsagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sibsagar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 3 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Afala known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 79% of the 223 hectares of village land is sown, and 176 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Afala Of every 100 households in Afala in 2011, 1 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Afala · ■ Sibsagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **60% Toilet within the home ****2%** **81% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **18% Tap water ****55%** **8% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **67% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **44% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **54% Use banking services ****69%** **68% Television ****8%** **45% Mobile phone ****50%** **71% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****9%** **28% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **11% None of these assets ****11%** **8% Own their home ****100%** **90% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Afala? ■ Afala · ■ Sibsagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.7%** **91.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1035** **963 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****847** **945 Working population ****33.7%** **40.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.7% for men and 71.2% for women. 51% of men and 17% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 88 (25%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 93 (26%) · **■** Marginal 165 (47%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Sibsagar - Joyapar1,163 people - Kharadhara1,109 people - Kheluwa1,072 people - No.1 Konwar1,060 people - Pachi Pathar1,035 people - Tipomia1,016 people - Da Gaon1,015 people - Banmukh Chutia1,004 people [All 138 villages in Sibsagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sivasagar/sibsagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Afala from Sivasagar?19 km by road - What is the population of Afala?1,048 (Census 2011) - Which district is Afala in?Sivasagar district (Sibsagar sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Afala?79.7% (Census 2011)