Afzalpur
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Afzalpur is a panchayat town in Gulbarga district
Gulbarga District
Gulbarga district is one of the 30 districts of Karnataka state in southern India. Gulbarga city is the administrative headquarters of the district...

 in the India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

n state
States and territories of India
India is a federal union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. The states and territories are further subdivided into districts and so on.-List of states and territories:...

 of Karnataka
Karnataka
Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...

. It is also the headquarters of the Afzalpur taluk.

Geography

Afzalpur is located at 17.2°N 76.35°E. It has an average elevation of 408 metres (1338 feet). The town is spread over an area of 3 km².

Afzalpur Taluk borders Aland taluk of Gulbarga district
Gulbarga District
Gulbarga district is one of the 30 districts of Karnataka state in southern India. Gulbarga city is the administrative headquarters of the district...

 to the north, Gulbarga
Gulbarga
Gulbarga is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is the administrative headquarters of Gulbarga District. It was formerly part of Nizam's Hyderabad state...

 taluk of Gulbarga district
Gulbarga District
Gulbarga district is one of the 30 districts of Karnataka state in southern India. Gulbarga city is the administrative headquarters of the district...

 to the east, Jevargi
Jevargi
Jevargi is a panchayat town in Gulbarga district in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is also the headquarters of the Jevargi Taluk.- Geography :Jewargi is located at . It has an average elevation of 393 metres...

 taluk of Gulbarga
Gulbarga
Gulbarga is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is the administrative headquarters of Gulbarga District. It was formerly part of Nizam's Hyderabad state...

 district and Sindgi
Sindgi
Sindagi or Sindgi is a town in Bijapur district, about 60 km to the east of Bijapur. It is in the Indian state of Karnataka.-Geography:Sindagi is located at . It has an average elevation of 500 metres .-Demographics:...

 taluk of Bijapur district to the south, Indi
Indi, Karnataka
Indi is a town in the state of Karnataka, India. It is the taluk headquarters of Indi Taluk, in the district of Bijapur.-Geography:Indi is located at . It has an average elevation of 465 meters . It is located at the border of Maharashtra, a neighboring state of Karnataka. The soil at Indi is...

 Taluk of Bijapur district to the west and Akalkot Taluk of Solapur
Solapur
Solapur is a city in South Western Maharashtra, India governed by municipal corporation.Solapur is one of the four districts that form the region of Western Maharashtra . It is the fourth largest district in Maharashtra in terms of land area and seventh largest in terms of population...

 district of Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...

 to the north-west.

Bhima
Bhima
In the Mahābhārata, Bhima is one of the central characters of Mahabharata and the second of the Pandava brothers...

 and Amarja
Amarja
The Amarja is a river which flows in Gulbarga District, Karnataka, India. Iit is born at Duttargaon and flows up to 50–60 kilometres and will merge into the bhima near Sangam Deval Ganagapura, Gulbarga District....

 rivers flow through this taluk.

Demographics

India census
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...

, Afzalpur had a population of 19,114. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Afzalpur has an average literacy rate of 54%, lower than the national average of 59.5%; with 60% of the males and 40% of females literate. 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Places to see

  • Afzal Khan
    Afzal Khan
    Afzal Khan may refer to:*Afzal Khan , Bijapuri general*Afzal Khan , Pakistani actor *Mir Afzal Khan, former Pakistani politician*Afzal Khan Lala, Pashtun nationalist...

     Mosque in Afzalpur
  • Evathahalli and Udehan are pre-historic sites in Afzalpur Taluk
  • Marjee Peer Darga at the confluence of Bhima
    Bhima
    In the Mahābhārata, Bhima is one of the central characters of Mahabharata and the second of the Pandava brothers...

     and Amarga rivers.
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