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About Bakarpur Village

Bakarpur is a large village in Laksar tehsil, in the district of Hardwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,095, made up of 2,202 males and 1,893 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 454.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 247671, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakarpur village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Hardwar
Tehsil Laksar
Pincode 247671
Area (hectares) 454.19 hectares
Population 4,095
Male Population 2,202
Female Population 1,893
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 860
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bakarpur compares

By the 2011 count Bakarpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,637 residents. Its 454.19 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 888.

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 village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Bakarpur from other places

Bakarpur lies about 25 km from Hardwar, and the nearest railway station is Raisi, about 8.3 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 Raisi 8.3 km
Nearest town Najībābād 23 km
District headquarters Hardwar 25 km

Villages closest to Bakarpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Laksar 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 4,095. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,637 residents.

Bakarpur village has 2,202 males and 1,893 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakarpur has about 860 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Bakarpur is 247671. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakarpur covers 454.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bakarpur falls under Laksar tehsil of Hardwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bakarpur is Raisi, about 8.3 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bakarpur.

Bakarpur is about 25 km from Hardwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakarpur is in Laksar tehsil of Hardwar district. Raisi is about 8.3 km away. Najībābād is about 23 km away. Hardwar is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khanpur (under 2 km), Khanpur (under 2 km) and Bhikkampur Jeetpur (1.8 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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