Kala Afghana
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| ?Kala Afghana Punjab • India |
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| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| District(s) | Gurdaspur |
| Codes • Pincode • Telephone |
• 143513[1] • +01871 |
Coordinates: 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).
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[edit] Notable residents
There are great personalities from this village include scientists, writers (Gurbax Singh Kala Afgana), engineers (Brinder Singh Lally), farmers and businessmen.
[edit] Education
It has a Government (Guru Nanak) College,[2] High and Primary Schools and some private schools.
[edit] Transport
It has approach roads from Amritsar (25 km), Batala (15 km), FatehGarh Churian (7 km) and Dhianpur [Kotli Suratmali] (5 km).
[edit] References
- ^ Punjab Pin Codes. India Vilas. Retrieved on 2008-04-17.
- ^ Colleges - University Grants Commission. Retrieved on 2008-04-18.
- Kala Afghana. MyPind.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-18.
