Village · Sherghati, Gaya
# Afzalpur

Afzalpur is a village in Sherghati sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 1,459 people in 223 households, the 34th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.9%.
- 1,459 people (2011)
- 223 households
- 68.1% literacy
- 897 females per 1,000 males

## Afzalpur PIN code and other codes

Afzalpur falls in Sherghati sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Srirampur
- Community development block Sherghati
- Census village code 256277

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Afzalpur from nearby towns?
- Sherghati (sub-district HQ) 7 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ) 47 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town) 7 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Afzalpur?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Afzalpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Sherghati
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Gaya
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Gaya
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 3 h summer · 3 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Afzalpur known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 51% of the 227 hectares of village land is sown, and 112 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Afzalpur

Of every 100 households in Afzalpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Afzalpur · ■ Sherghati rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 8%
- Toilet within the home 10% 18%
- No toilet (open defecation) 90% 82%
- Tap water 0% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 88% 44%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 95%
- Use banking services 63% 42%
- Television 12% 6%
- Mobile phone 92% 44%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 5% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 1%
- None of these assets 3% 35%
- Own their home 100% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Afzalpur?

■ Afzalpur · ■ Sherghati rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 68.1% 59.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 897 941
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 962 997
- Working population 24.2% 38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.9% for men and 61.5% for women. 43% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 27 (8%) · ■ Farm labourers 85 (24%) · ■ Household industry 10 (3%) · ■ Other work 52 (15%) · ■ Marginal 179 (51%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Sherghati
- Uchirman 1,543 people
- Nawada 1,541 people
- Sone Khap 1,476 people
- Jogapur 1,460 people
- Jhor 1,420 people
- Lachhnaiti 1,415 people
- Bhujaul 1,191 people
- Niman 1,080 people

All 86 villages in Sherghati

## Quick answers
- How far is Afzalpur from Gaya? 47 km by road
- What is the population of Afzalpur? 1,459 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Afzalpur in? Gaya district (Sherghati sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Afzalpur? 68.1% (Census 2011)

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