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- LGD code
- 292637
- Pincode
- 785663
- Post office
- Disangmukh
- Population
- 1,048
- Households
- 161
- Literacy rate
- 69.6%
- Sex ratio
- 1035 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 353
Census 2011 · in context
How Afala compares
By population, Afala ranks #60 of 152 villages in Sibsagar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
69.6%
−11.7% vs mandal average
- Afala
- 69.6%
- Sibsagar mandal
- 81.3%
- Sivasagar district
- 70.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,035
+72 vs mandal average
- Afala
- 1,035
- Sibsagar mandal
- 963
Household size
people per home
6.5
+1.8 vs mandal average
- Afala
- 6.5
- Sibsagar mandal
- 4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Afala at a glance
Afala is a village of 1,048 people in 161 households (Census 2011) in Sibsagar block, Sivasagar district, Assam, the 60th-largest of 152 villages in Sibsagar block. Literacy is 70%, 12 points below the block average of 81% and the sex ratio is 1,035 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 785663, served by Disangmukh post office; the LGD village code is 292637. The village votes in Amguri assembly constituency, represented by MLA Prodip Hazarika. The population is estimated at 1,236 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Afala
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 3
- Power hours (winter)
- 3
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 3
- Secondary school
- 2
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Sivasagar (MB)
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 19
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 19
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 19
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- DISANGMUKH
- Total area (ha)
- 222.51
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 176.12
- Forest area (ha)
- 46.39
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Afala
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Afala
- LGD code
- 292637
- Pincode
- 785663
- Post office
- Disangmukh
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,048
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,236
- Households
- 161
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1035
- Literacy rate
- 69.6%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Jorhat
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Amguri
- Member of Parliament
- Gaurav Gogoi
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Prodip Hazarika
- Block / Mandal
- Sibsagar
- Nearest PHC
- Dr. Astak Ahmed (13.3 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Sibsagar Town (14.6 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 785663
- Kath ParaSibsagar mandal2,697 pop
- Gohain GaonSibsagar mandal2,463 pop
- Dimow MukhSibsagar mandal2,337 pop
- Dihingia KonwarSibsagar mandal1,870 pop
- DhopaboriaSibsagar mandal1,730 pop
- Dighal DorialiSibsagar mandal1,722 pop
- Ligri BariSibsagar mandal1,686 pop
- LepaiSibsagar mandal1,653 pop
- Goyal GoyanSibsagar mandal1,419 pop
Other villages in Sibsagar mandal
View all 60+ →- Dicial Dhulia Gaon
- Sala Guria
- Jula Goan
- Chaul Kora No.1
- Rupahi Pathar
- Bolia Ghat
- Namdongia Bongali
- Kath Para
- No.2 Konwer Gaon
- Kari Gaon
- Gohain Gaon
- Nowjan
- Dimow Mukh
- Arjun Guri
- Kotonipar
- Mohon Deodhai
- Kamar Phodia
- Bamun Moran
- Khata Pathar
- Dihingia Konwar
- Rupahi Bill
- Dhopaboria
- Dighal Doriali
- Chetia Koiboria
- No.1 Chintamoni Garh
- Ligri Bari
- Lepai
- Deoulia Khat
- Dicial Gaon
- Luthuri Chetia
- Namtiyal Pathar
- Kowamora Hondique
- Charul Kora No.2
- Hati Ghuli
- Pathalial
- Pani Bill
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)