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About Bakarpur Village

Bakarpur is a small village in Bhulath tehsil, in the district of Kapurthala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 462, made up of 225 males and 237 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 194 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144624, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakarpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Kapurthala
Tehsil Bhulath
Pincode 144624
Area (hectares) 194 hectares
Population 462
Male Population 225
Female Population 237
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,053
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 Bakarpur compares

By the 2011 count Bakarpur is the 50th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 890 residents. Its 194 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Bakarpur

The census records public bus service for Bakarpur 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 Bakarpur from other places

Bakarpur lies about 22 km from Kapurthala, and the nearest railway station is Ramidi, about 12 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 Bakarpur
Nearest railway station Ramidi 12 km
Nearest town Kartārpur 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhulath 22 km
District headquarters Kapurthala 22 km

Villages closest to Bakarpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakarpur village had a population of 462. That makes it the 50th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 890 residents.

Bakarpur village has 225 males and 237 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakarpur has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Bakarpur is 144624. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakarpur covers 194 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bakarpur falls under Bhulath tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bakarpur is Ramidi, about 12 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 Bakarpur.

Bakarpur is about 22 km from Kapurthala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakarpur is in Bhulath tehsil of Kapurthala district. Ramidi is about 12 km away. Kartārpur is about 13 km away. Bhulath is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dala (under 2 km), Khalil (under 2 km) and Saitpur (1.7 km).

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

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