What is the difference between a novel and afsana?

There is some difference between them i.e

1.In novel there is many characters while in afsana there is some characters .

2.In noval poet explain all the factors of life while in afsana there is one or two factors is expliane by poet.

These are not true but some are true stories.Infact these give tips about our life.

The novel is very long while if we compare the afsana with novel afsana is shorter than novel.