# Shahpur Afghanan Village, Rajpura, Patiala (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Rajpura, Patiala 

# Shahpur Afghanan

Shahpur Afghanan is a village in Rajpura sub-district of Patiala district, Punjab, PIN code **147001**. The 2011 Census counted **141 people in 28 households**, the 229th largest of 240 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 141people (2011)
- 28households
- 81.3%literacy
- 147001PIN code

## Shahpur Afghanan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shahpur Afghanan is 147001.** Shahpur Afghanan falls in Rajpura sub-district, Patiala district, Punjab.

- PIN code147001
- Gram panchayatGhumana
- Community development blockGhanaur
- Census village code036910

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Shahpur Afghanan from nearby towns?

- Rajpura (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Patiala (district HQ)19 km by road
- Rajpura (nearest town)18 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 Shahpur Afghanan?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Shahpur Afghanan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Ganaur
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ganaur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Patiala
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patiala
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Shahpur Afghanan known for?

The main crops are **rice, paddy and wheat**. About 90% of the 84 hectares of village land is sown, and 76 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 Shahpur Afghanan

Of every 100 households in Shahpur Afghanan in 2011, 90 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 53 cooked with LPG; 93 had a mobile phone, 60 a two-wheeler and 30 a car.

■ Shahpur Afghanan · ■ Rajpura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**28%

Tap water ****30%**

**51%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**80%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****53%**

**37%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****43%**

**59%

Use banking services ****83%**

**57%

Television ****83%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****93%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****7%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****60%**

**45%

Car / jeep / van ****30%**

**8%

None of these assets ****3%**

**4%

Own their home ****93%**

**97%

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 Shahpur Afghanan?

■ Shahpur Afghanan · ■ Rajpura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.3%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****741**

**884

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**834

Working population ****29.1%**

**32.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.7% for men and 76.5% for women. 49% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 17 (41%) · **■** Other work 12 (29%) · **■** Marginal 12 (29%)

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 Rajpura

- Ghurama Khurd192 people
- Kehargarh166 people
- Lanjan155 people
- Shahpur Raian153 people
- Mehtabgarh132 people
- Sultanpur109 people
- Raimajra100 people
- Jogi Majra74 people

[All 243 villages in Rajpura](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/patiala/rajpura/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shahpur Afghanan?147001
- How far is Shahpur Afghanan from Patiala?19 km by road
- What is the population of Shahpur Afghanan?141 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shahpur Afghanan in?Patiala district (Rajpura sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Shahpur Afghanan?81.3% (Census 2011)