# Borewal Afgana Village, Amritsar -I, Amritsar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/amritsar-i/borewal-afgana/ Village · Amritsar -I, Amritsar # Borewal Afgana Borewal Afgana is a village in Amritsar -I sub-district of Amritsar district, Punjab, PIN code **143601**. The 2011 Census counted **80 people in 17 households**, the 136th largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.1%. - 80people (2011) - 17households - 80.6%literacy - 143601PIN code ## Borewal Afgana PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Borewal Afgana is 143601.** Borewal Afgana falls in Amritsar -I sub-district, Amritsar district, Punjab. - PIN code143601 - Gram panchayatBerewal Afgana - Community development blockMajitha - Census village code037439 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Borewal Afgana from nearby towns? - Amritsar -I (sub-district HQ)26 km by road - Amritsar (district HQ)26 km by road - Majitha (nearest town)7 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 Borewal Afgana? 2 services counted by the Census are inside Borewal Afgana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Budha Theh - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Wadala Viram - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Wadala Viram - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Amritsar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 12 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 Borewal Afgana known for? The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. About 79% of the 146 hectares of village land is sown, and 115 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 Borewal Afgana Of every 100 households in Borewal Afgana in 2011, 100 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 35 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 88 a two-wheeler and 18 a car. ■ Borewal Afgana · ■ Amritsar -I rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **95% Toilet within the home ****71%** **63% No toilet (open defecation) ****29%** **36% Tap water ****0%** **14% Drinking water within premises ****100%** **94% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****35%** **39% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****65%** **57% Use banking services ****53%** **56% Television ****94%** **83% Mobile phone ****94%** **69% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****88%** **43% Car / jeep / van ****18%** **7% None of these assets ****0%** **5% Own their home ****100%** **98% 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 Borewal Afgana? ■ Borewal Afgana · ■ Amritsar -I rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.6%** **71.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****702** **909 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****600** **818 Working population ****25.0%** **35.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.3% for men and 76.7% for women. 40% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what **** **■** Cultivators 16 (80%) · **■** Other work 4 (20%) 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 Amritsar -I - Tarphan179 people - Rakhnag160 people - Kuralian144 people - Rakh Manawala119 people - Gosal Afgana75 people - Kotla Pirtu69 people - Kotla Ahangaran44 people [All 140 villages in Amritsar -I](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/amritsar-i/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Borewal Afgana?143601 - How far is Borewal Afgana from Amritsar?26 km by road - What is the population of Borewal Afgana?80 (Census 2011) - Which district is Borewal Afgana in?Amritsar district (Amritsar -I sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Borewal Afgana?80.6% (Census 2011)