Kala Afghana

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?Kala Afghana Punjab • India
Kala Afghana
Coordinates: 31°53′08″N 75°02′37″E / 31.88556, 75.04361
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
District(s)	Gurdaspur
Codes • Pincode • Telephone	• 143513[1] • +01871

Coordinates: 31°53′08″N 75°02′37″E / 31.88556, 75.04361 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).

Contents 1 Notable residents 2 Education 3 Transport 4 References

[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