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

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n state

States and territories of India

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 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

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 to the north-west.

Bhima

Bhima

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 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

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Census

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, 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.