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About Bakapur Village

Bakapur is a mid sized village in Phillaur tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,403, made up of 711 males and 692 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 308 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144410, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakapur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Phillaur
Pincode 144410
Area (hectares) 308 hectares
Population 1,403
Male Population 711
Female Population 692
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bakapur compares

By the 2011 count Bakapur is the 74th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents. Its 308 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Bakapur

The census records public bus service for Bakapur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Bakapur from other places

Bakapur lies about 35 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Bhattian, about 2.6 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 Bakapur
Nearest railway station Bhattian 2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Phillaur 4.3 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 35 km

Villages closest to Bakapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Phillaur 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 Bakapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakapur village had a population of 1,403. That makes it the 74th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents.

Bakapur village has 711 males and 692 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakapur has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Bakapur is 144410. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakapur covers 308 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bakapur falls under Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bakapur is Bhattian, about 2.6 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 <5 km distance for Bakapur.

Bakapur is about 35 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakapur is in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district. Bhattian is about 2.6 km away. Phillaur is about 4.3 km away. Jalandhar is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Akalpur (under 2 km), Khaira (1.5 km) and Bhattian (2.0 km).

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

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