Afaun, Syalde, Almora, Uttarakhand, India

Content updated on November 26, 2024.

Geographic Location of Afaun


The village Afaun is located in Syalde Tahsil of Almora District in the State of Uttarakhand in India. It is governed by Afaun Gram Panchayat. It comes under Syaldey Community Development Block. The nearest town is Ramnagar, which is about 91 kilometers away from Afaun.

Travel and Communication for Afaun


There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Afaun,
Almora,
Uttarakhand, India
PIN - 263658

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Afaun


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Afaun is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Afaun is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Afaun


As per available data from the year 2009, 223 persons live in 53 house holds in the village Afaun. There are 137 female individuals and 86 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 61.43% and males constitute 38.57% of the total population.

There are 12 scheduled castes persons of which 8 are females and 4 are males. Females constitute 66.67% and males constitute 33.33% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 5.38% of the total population.

Population density of Afaun is 91.8 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Afaun


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Total area of Afaun is 242.92 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 79.98 ha. About 79.98 ha is un-irrigated area.

About 10.91 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 50.3 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 60.21 ha is culturable waste land. About 8.49 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Afaun


There is a private pre-primary school in the village Afaun.

There is a government primary school. Additionally, there is a private primary school in the village Afaun.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Kedar, which is less than 5 kms away from Afaun.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Kedar, which is less than 5 kms away from Afaun.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Kedar, which is less than 5 kms away from Afaun.

Colleges in Afaun


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Syalde, which is more than 10 kms away from Afaun.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Dwarahat, which is more than 10 kms away from Afaun.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a government medical college in Haldwani, which is more than 10 kms away from Afaun.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a government management institute in Haldwani, which is more than 10 kms away from Afaun.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Dwarahat, which is more than 10 kms away from Afaun.

Other Educational Facilities in Afaun


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Syalde, which is more than 10 kms away from Afaun.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Kedar, which is less than 5 kms away from Afaun.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a government differently abled school in Haldwani, which is more than 10 kms away from Afaun.

Healthcare Facilities in Afaun


There is a community health centre 5-10 kms away from Afaun.

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Afaun.

There is a primary health sub-centre 5-10 kms away from Afaun.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Afaun.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Afaun.

There is a allopathic hospital 5-10 kms away from Afaun.

There is a alternative medicine hospital 5-10 kms away from Afaun.

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Afaun.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Afaun.

There is a mobile health centre 5-10 kms away from Afaun.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Afaun.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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