# Gosal Afgana Village, Amritsar -I, Amritsar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/amritsar-i/gosal-afgana/ Village · Amritsar -I, Amritsar # Gosal Afgana Gosal Afgana is a village in Amritsar -I sub-district of Amritsar district, Punjab, PIN code **143601**. The 2011 Census counted **75 people in 16 households**, the 137th largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.1%. - 75people (2011) - 16households - 79.1%literacy - 143601PIN code ## Gosal Afgana PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gosal Afgana is 143601.** Gosal Afgana falls in Amritsar -I sub-district, Amritsar district, Punjab. - PIN code143601 - Gram panchayatGosal Zimidaran - Community development blockMajitha - Census village code037440 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gosal Afgana from nearby towns? - Amritsar -I (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Amritsar (district HQ)25 km by road - Majitha (nearest town)5 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 Gosal Afgana? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Gosal Afgana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Budha Theh - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Majitha - ○Degree college10+ km · Amritsar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Amritsar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Gosal Afgana known for? The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. About 86% of the 111 hectares of village land is sown, and 96 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 Gosal Afgana Of every 100 households in Gosal Afgana in 2011, 88 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 69 a two-wheeler and 12 a car. ■ Gosal Afgana · ■ Amritsar -I rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **95% Toilet within the home ****75%** **63% No toilet (open defecation) ****25%** **36% Tap water ****25%** **14% Drinking water within premises ****94%** **94% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%** **39% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%** **57% Use banking services ****56%** **56% Television ****94%** **83% Mobile phone ****94%** **69% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****69%** **43% Car / jeep / van ****12%** **7% None of these assets ****6%** **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 Gosal Afgana? ■ Gosal Afgana · ■ Amritsar -I rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.1%** **71.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****744** **909 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****143** **818 Working population ****30.7%** **35.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.7% for men and 64.5% for women. 51% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what **** **■** Cultivators 19 (83%) · **■** Other work 4 (17%) 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 - Rakhnag160 people - Kuralian144 people - Rakh Manawala119 people - Borewal Afgana80 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 Gosal Afgana?143601 - How far is Gosal Afgana from Amritsar?25 km by road - What is the population of Gosal Afgana?75 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gosal Afgana in?Amritsar district (Amritsar -I sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Gosal Afgana?79.1% (Census 2011)