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About Bakkarpur Village

Bakkarpur is a small village in Dera Bassi tehsil, in the district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 340, made up of 182 males and 158 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 220 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140506, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakkarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakkarpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil Dera Bassi
Pincode 140506
Area (hectares) 220 hectares
Population 340
Male Population 182
Female Population 158
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 868
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bakkarpur compares

By the 2011 count Bakkarpur is the 117th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 220 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 866.

Getting to Bakkarpur

Bakkarpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bakkarpur 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bakkarpur from other places

Bakkarpur lies about 47 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Tandwal, about 24 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 Bakkarpur
Nearest town Naraingarh 6.1 km
Nearest railway station Tandwal 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Dera Bassi 31 km
District headquarters Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar 47 km

Villages closest to Bakkarpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Bassi 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 Bakkarpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakkarpur village had a population of 340. That makes it the 117th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents.

Bakkarpur village has 182 males and 158 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakkarpur has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 866.

The pincode recorded for Bakkarpur is 140506. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakkarpur covers 220 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bakkarpur falls under Dera Bassi tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bakkarpur is Tandwal, about 24 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bakkarpur.

Bakkarpur is about 47 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakkarpur is in Dera Bassi tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. Naraingarh is about 6.1 km away. Tandwal is about 24 km away. Dera Bassi is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bakarpur (under 2 km), Bir Bakarpur (under 2 km) and Razapur (under 2 km).

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

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