Kala Afghana

Kala Afghana

Infobox Indian Jurisdiction
type = Village
native_name = Kala Afghana
state_name = Punjab
district = Gurdaspur
latd = 31 |latm = 53 |lats = 08
longd= 75 |longm= 02 |longs= 37
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area_telephone = 01871
postal_code = 143513 [ [http://www.indiavilas.com/indiainfo/pincodes.asp?vAlpha=k&vState=28 Punjab Pin Codes] . India Vilas. Retrieved on 2008-04-17.]
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Kala Afghana is a large village in Tehsil Batala, Gurdaspur District, Punjab State, India. It has a Population of about 15,000 people. There are two major religions of the residents, Sikhs (with two Gurudwaras) and Christians (with two churches).

Notable residents

There are great personalities from this village include scientists, writers (Gurbax Singh Kala Afgana), engineers (Brinder Singh Lally), farmers and businessmen.

Education

It has a Government (Guru Nanak) College, [ [http://www.ugc.ac.in/inside/alphareco_college.php?resultpage=10&st=G Colleges - University Grants Commission] . Retrieved on 2008-04-18.] High and Primary Schools and some private schools.

Transport

It has approach roads from Amritsar (25 km), Batala (15 km), FatehGarh Churian (7 km) and Dhianpur [Kotli Suratmali] (5 km).

References


* [http://mypind.com/gur/gurPage694.htm Kala Afghana] . MyPind.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-18.

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