# Bikkon Village, Rup Nagar, Rupnagar (Punjab) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Rup Nagar, Rupnagar 

# Bikkon

Bikkon is a village in Rup Nagar sub-district of Rupnagar district, Punjab, PIN code **140116**. The 2011 Census counted **576 people in 96 households**, the 78th largest of 161 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%.

- 576people (2011)
- 96households
- 87.9%literacy
- 140116PIN code

## Bikkon PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bikkon is 140116.** Bikkon falls in Rup Nagar sub-district, Rupnagar district, Punjab.

- PIN code140116
- Gram panchayatBikkon
- Community development blockRupnagar
- Census village code038629

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

## How far is Bikkon from nearby towns?

- Rupnagar (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Rupnagar (district HQ)12 km by road
- Rupnagar (nearest town)12 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 Bikkon?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Rupnagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rupnagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rupnagar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- 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 Bikkon known for?

The main crops are **wheat and paddy**. About 85% of the 131 hectares of village land is sown, and 111 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 Bikkon

Of every 100 households in Bikkon in 2011, 100 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 86 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 86 a two-wheeler and 17 a car.

■ Bikkon · ■ Rup Nagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**35%

Tap water ****65%**

**52%

Drinking water within premises ****96%**

**83%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****86%**

**31%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****11%**

**65%

Use banking services ****93%**

**76%

Television ****97%**

**85%

Mobile phone ****94%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****86%**

**55%

Car / jeep / van ****17%**

**12%

None of these assets ****1%**

**3%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

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 Bikkon?

■ Bikkon · ■ Rup Nagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.9%**

**81.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**890

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333**

**837

Working population ****35.1%**

**33.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.1% for men and 81.1% for women. 52% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 21 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (9%) · **■** Household industry 11 (5%) · **■** Other work 93 (46%) · **■** Marginal 59 (29%)

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 Rup Nagar

- Simbal Jhalian605 people
- Asspur589 people
- Raje Majra588 people
- Babani Kalan585 people
- Bara Bande Mehal559 people
- Chhoti Jhallian555 people
- Kakaut543 people
- Katli541 people

[All 171 villages in Rup Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/rupnagar/rup-nagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bikkon?140116
- How far is Bikkon from Rupnagar?12 km by road
- What is the population of Bikkon?576 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bikkon in?Rupnagar district (Rup Nagar sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Bikkon?87.9% (Census 2011)