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About Bikapur Village

Bikapur is a small village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 55, made up of 29 males and 26 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 146108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bikapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bikapur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Garhshankar
Pincode 146108
Area (hectares) 52 hectares
Population 55
Male Population 29
Female Population 26
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bikapur compares

By the 2011 count Bikapur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 52 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Bikapur

Bikapur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bikapur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bikapur from other places

Bikapur lies about 42 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Malupota, about 3.2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Bikapur
Nearest railway station Malupota 3.2 km
Nearest town Banga 5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Garhshankar 19 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 42 km

Villages closest to Bikapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Garhshankar tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Bikapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Bikapur village had a population of 55. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Bikapur village has 29 males and 26 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bikapur has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Bikapur is 146108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bikapur covers 52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bikapur falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bikapur is Malupota, about 3.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bikapur.

Bikapur is about 42 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bikapur is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Malupota is about 3.2 km away. Banga is about 5.5 km away. Garhshankar is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khanpur (1.6 km), Nurpur (3.7 km) and Bharowal (4.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bikapur today is likely to be higher.

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