# Kiri Afghana Village, Chamkaur Sahib, Rupnagar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/rupnagar/chamkaur-sahib/kiri-afghana/ Village · Chamkaur Sahib, Rupnagar # Kiri Afghana Kiri Afghana is a village in Chamkaur Sahib sub-district of Rupnagar district, Punjab, PIN code **140115**. The 2011 Census counted **1,023 people in 202 households**, the 59th largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.0%. - 1,023people (2011) - 202households - 78.7%literacy - 140115PIN code ## Kiri Afghana PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kiri Afghana is 140115.** Kiri Afghana falls in Chamkaur Sahib sub-district, Rupnagar district, Punjab. - PIN code140115 - Gram panchayatKiri Afghana - Community development blockChamkaur Sahib - Census village code038833 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kiri Afghana from nearby towns? - Chamkaur Sahib (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Rupnagar (district HQ)23 km by road - Chamkaur Sahib (nearest town)8 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 Kiri Afghana? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Kiri Afghana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chamakaur Sahib - ○Degree college10+ km · Bela - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rupnagar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 14 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 Kiri Afghana known for? The main crops are **wheat and paddy**. About 78% of the 628 hectares of village land is sown, and 482 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 Kiri Afghana Of every 100 households in Kiri Afghana in 2011, 96 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 57 a two-wheeler and 9 a car. ■ Kiri Afghana · ■ Chamkaur Sahib rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **97% Toilet within the home ****74%** **73% No toilet (open defecation) ****22%** **27% Tap water ****2%** **42% Drinking water within premises ****94%** **90% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%** **40% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%** **55% Use banking services ****76%** **77% Television ****84%** **86% Mobile phone ****80%** **78% Computer with internet ****2%** **3% Two-wheeler ****57%** **56% Car / jeep / van ****9%** **12% None of these assets ****2%** **2% Own their home ****98%** **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 Kiri Afghana? ■ Kiri Afghana · ■ Chamkaur Sahib rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.7%** **82.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****887** **888 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****921** **849 Working population ****47.7%** **38.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.7% for men and 74.2% for women. 59% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 96 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 27 (6%) · **■** Household industry 14 (3%) · **■** Other work 203 (42%) · **■** Marginal 148 (30%) 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 Chamkaur Sahib - Rasulpur1,044 people - Kalaran1,042 people - Dulchi Majra1,037 people - Rashidpur1,037 people - Bhoje Majra1,016 people - Ban Majra986 people - Bazidpur966 people - Morinda947 people [All 191 villages in Chamkaur Sahib](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/rupnagar/chamkaur-sahib/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kiri Afghana?140115 - How far is Kiri Afghana from Rupnagar?23 km by road - What is the population of Kiri Afghana?1,023 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kiri Afghana in?Rupnagar district (Chamkaur Sahib sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Kiri Afghana?78.7% (Census 2011)