# Bhikhapur Village, Nangal, Rupnagar (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Nangal, Rupnagar 

# Bhikhapur

Bhikhapur is a village in Nangal sub-district of Rupnagar district, Punjab, PIN code **140114**. The 2011 Census counted **322 people in 60 households**, the 55th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.3%.

- 322people (2011)
- 60households
- 82.1%literacy
- 140114PIN code

## Bhikhapur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhikhapur is 140114.** Bhikhapur falls in Nangal sub-district, Rupnagar district, Punjab.

- PIN code140114
- Gram panchayatBhikhapur
- Community development blockAnandpur Sahib
- Census village code038549

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Bhikhapur from nearby towns?

- Nangal (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Rupnagar (district HQ)70 km by road
- Nangal (nearest town)11 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 Bhikhapur?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Bhikhapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nangal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nangal
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nangal
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 16 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 Bhikhapur known for?

The main crops are **wheat, makki and paddy**. Products made here include atta dallia, atta and rice. About 85% of the 20 hectares of village land is sown, and 17 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 Bhikhapur

Of every 100 households in Bhikhapur in 2011, 97 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 67 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 68 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Bhikhapur · ■ Nangal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**54%

Tap water ****88%**

**56%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****67%**

**48%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****33%**

**50%

Use banking services ****100%**

**80%

Television ****90%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****68%**

**49%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**6%

None of these assets ****2%**

**4%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Bhikhapur?

■ Bhikhapur · ■ Nangal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.1%**

**82.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1176**

**884

Working population ****52.5%**

**35.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.2% for men and 70.1% for women. 60% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 3 (2%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 11 (7%) · **■** Marginal 153 (91%)

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 Nangal

- Palsari395 people
- Khera Bagh367 people
- Sainsowal360 people
- Algran351 people
- Bainspur294 people
- Bhalowal218 people

[All 59 villages in Nangal](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/rupnagar/nangal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhikhapur?140114
- How far is Bhikhapur from Rupnagar?70 km by road
- What is the population of Bhikhapur?322 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhikhapur in?Rupnagar district (Nangal sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Bhikhapur?82.1% (Census 2011)
