Apharid, Bamhindih
Apharid (आफरीद) is a village located in the Saragaon Tehsil of Janjgir-Champa district of Chhattisgarh. The village falls in Bamhindih block and comes under Afarid Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Janjgir Champa parliament constituency and Sakti assembly constituency.
As on January 2025, the current population of Apharid is 4.9 thousands out of which 2.4 thousands are males and rest 2.4 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1013 females per 1000 males. There are around 530 teenagers in Apharid. It has literacy rate of 63% which means around 3 thousands persons can read and write. Total 1.2 thousands people belonging to scheduled caste and 445 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 1 thousands households in Apharid, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 2.6 thousands. The pincode of Apharid is 495660 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Bamhni Bazar Sub Post office
- Kamrid Branch Post office
- Kapisda Branch Post office
- Karnaud Branch Post office
- Lakhali Branch Post office
Schools
Apharid has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Swami Viveksnand Higher Secondary School Karnaud
- Pvt. Saraswati Shishu Mandir Bamhanidih
- Lal Bahadur Shastri Higher Secondary School Bamhanidih
- Pt. Devidhar Diwan Govt. Higher Secondary School Afrid
- Shahid N. K. Patel Higher Secondary School Podishankar
Hospitals
Apharid has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Sub-Health Center Pondishankar
- Sub-Health Center Apharid
- Sub-Health Center Devraha
- Primary Health Center Choriya
- Sub-Health Center Basantpur
Banks
Apharid has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.