About Bikapur Village

Bikapur is a mid sized village in Anandpur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,368, made up of 720 males and 648 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bikapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bikapur village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Rupnagar
Tehsil	Anandpur Sahib
Pincode	140123
Area (hectares)	166 hectares
Population	1,368
Male Population	720
Female Population	648
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	900
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bikapur compares

By the 2011 count Bikapur is the 38th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 945 residents. Its 166 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Bikapur

Bikapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bikapur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 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 36 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Alachor, about 8.5 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	Alachor	8.5 km
Nearest town	Nawanshahr	9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Anandpur Sahib	30 km
District headquarters	Rupnagar	36 km

Villages closest to Bikapur

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

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Common questions about Bikapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Bikapur village had a population of 1,368. That makes it the 38th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 945 residents.

Bikapur village has 720 males and 648 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bikapur has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Bikapur is 140123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bikapur covers 166 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bikapur falls under Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bikapur is Alachor, about 8.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bikapur.

Bikapur is about 36 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bikapur is in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Alachor is about 8.5 km away. Nawanshahr is about 9.5 km away. Anandpur Sahib is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.