About Bakarpur Village

Bakarpur is a large village in SAS Nagar tehsil, in the district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,292, made up of 1,243 males and 1,049 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 844 females per 1000 males. The village covers 528 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakarpur village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil	SAS Nagar
Pincode	140306
Area (hectares)	528 hectares
Population	2,292
Male Population	1,243
Female Population	1,049
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	844
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bakarpur compares

By the 2011 count Bakarpur is the 11th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,384 residents. Its 528 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 881.

Getting to Bakarpur

Bakarpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bakarpur as Available within 5 - 10 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 Bakarpur from other places

Bakarpur lies about 6.0 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Sahibzada Ajitsingh Nagar (Mohali), about 3.7 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	Sahibzada Ajitsingh Nagar (Mohali)	3.7 km
Nearest town	Zerakpur	5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	SAS Nagar	6.0 km
District headquarters	Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar	6.0 km

Villages closest to Bakarpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakarpur village had a population of 2,292. That makes it the 11th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,384 residents.

Bakarpur village has 1,243 males and 1,049 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakarpur has about 844 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 881.

The pincode recorded for Bakarpur is 140306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakarpur covers 528 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bakarpur falls under SAS Nagar tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bakarpur is Sahibzada Ajitsingh Nagar (Mohali), about 3.7 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 village for Bakarpur.

Bakarpur is about 6.0 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.

Bakarpur is in SAS Nagar tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. Sahibzada Ajitsingh Nagar (Mohali) is about 3.7 km away. Zerakpur is about 5.6 km away. SAS Nagar is about 6.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.