# Kala Afgana Village, Batala, Gurdaspur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/batala/kala-afgana/ Village · Batala, Gurdaspur # Kala Afgana Kala Afgana is a village in Batala sub-district of Gurdaspur district, Punjab, PIN code **143513**. The 2011 Census counted **4,944 people in 979 households**, the 5th largest of 358 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.2%. - 4,944people (2011) - 979households - 76.6%literacy - 143513PIN code ## Kala Afgana PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kala Afgana is 143513.** Kala Afgana falls in Batala sub-district, Gurdaspur district, Punjab. - PIN code143513 - Gram panchayatKala Afgana - Community development blockFatehgarh Churian - Census village code028830 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kala Afgana from nearby towns? - Batala (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Gurdaspur (district HQ)55 km by road - Fathegarh Churian (nearest town)12 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 Kala Afgana? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Kala Afgana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Fatehgarh Churian - ○Degree college10+ km · Batala - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Batala - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Kala Afgana known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 89% of the 929 hectares of village land is sown, and 802 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 Kala Afgana Of every 100 households in Kala Afgana in 2011, 85 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 51 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 43 a two-wheeler and 10 a car. ■ Kala Afgana · ■ Batala rural average Electricity for lighting ****85%** **93% Toilet within the home ****68%** **62% No toilet (open defecation) ****31%** **36% Tap water ****10%** **7% Drinking water within premises ****96%** **96% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****51%** **41% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****48%** **56% Use banking services ****53%** **59% Television ****80%** **83% Mobile phone ****81%** **71% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****43%** **47% Car / jeep / van ****10%** **6% None of these assets ****3%** **4% Own their home ****97%** **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 Kala Afgana? ■ Kala Afgana · ■ Batala rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.6%** **73.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910** **908 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****793** **798 Working population ****32.9%** **33.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.0% for men and 70.8% for women. 52% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 378 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 52 (3%) · **■** Household industry 22 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,045 (64%) · **■** Marginal 128 (8%) 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 Batala - Ghuman6,601 people - Ghanieke Bangar6,088 people - Mari Buchian5,311 people - Harchowal5,291 people - Bhagowal4,881 people - Aulakh4,717 people - Veela Teja4,435 people - Fatehgarh Churian4,387 people [All 360 villages in Batala](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/batala/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kala Afgana?143513 - How far is Kala Afgana from Gurdaspur?55 km by road - What is the population of Kala Afgana?4,944 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kala Afgana in?Gurdaspur district (Batala sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Kala Afgana?76.6% (Census 2011)