# Bakapur Guru Village, Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/bakapur-guru/ Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur # Bakapur Guru Bakapur Guru is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144527**. The 2011 Census counted **566 people in 127 households**, the 207th largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%. - 566people (2011) - 127households - 83.5%literacy - 144527PIN code ## Bakapur Guru PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bakapur Guru is 144527.** Bakapur Guru falls in Garhshankar sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code144527 - Gram panchayatBakapur--Guru - Community development blockGarhshankar - Census village code031980 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bakapur Guru from nearby towns? - Garhshankar (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ)45 km by road - Garhshankar (nearest town)5 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Bakapur Guru? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Bakapur Guru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Garhshankar - ○Degree college5–10 km · Garhshankar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Garhshankar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 18 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Bakapur Guru known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 79% of the 118 hectares of village land is sown, and 93 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Bakapur Guru Of every 100 households in Bakapur Guru in 2011, 99 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 51 a two-wheeler and 18 a car. ■ Bakapur Guru · ■ Garhshankar rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **98% Toilet within the home ****73%** **62% No toilet (open defecation) ****27%** **38% Tap water ****52%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****96%** **82% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****63%** **52% Use banking services ****95%** **84% Television ****88%** **86% Mobile phone ****85%** **77% Computer with internet ****3%** **3% Two-wheeler ****51%** **47% Car / jeep / van ****18%** **9% None of these assets ****1%** **4% Own their home ****94%** **96% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Bakapur Guru? ■ Bakapur Guru · ■ Garhshankar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.5%** **81.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****771** **890 Working population ****25.3%** **32.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.7% for men and 78.5% for women. 47% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 5 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 32 (22%) · **■** Household industry 14 (10%) · **■** Other work 83 (58%) · **■** Marginal 9 (6%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Garhshankar - Nurpur584 people - Aima Muglan577 people - Saidpur576 people - Mahal569 people - Badowal554 people - Subhanpur545 people - Lehra539 people - Moila538 people [All 297 villages in Garhshankar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bakapur Guru?144527 - How far is Bakapur Guru from Hoshiarpur?45 km by road - What is the population of Bakapur Guru?566 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bakapur Guru in?Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Bakapur Guru?83.5% (Census 2011)