# Bakkarpur Village, Dera Bassi – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sahibzada-ajit-singh-nagar/dera-bassi/bakkarpur/ Village · Dera Bassi, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar # Bakkarpur Bakkarpur is a village in Dera Bassi sub-district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **140506**. The 2011 Census counted **340 people in 71 households**, the 121st largest of 140 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%. - 340people (2011) - 71households - 62.7%literacy - 140506PIN code ## Bakkarpur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bakkarpur is 140506.** Bakkarpur falls in Dera Bassi sub-district, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code140506 - Gram panchayatBakkarpur - Community development blockDera Bassi - Census village code039365 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bakkarpur from nearby towns? - Dera Bassi (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (district HQ)27 km by road - Dera Bassi (nearest town)4 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 Bakkarpur? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Bakkarpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn 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 school5–10 km · Dera Bassi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Derabassi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Dera Bassi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)11 h summer · 10 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 Bakkarpur known for? The main crops are **wheat, paddy and sugarcane**. About 86% of the 220 hectares of village land is sown, and 179 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 Bakkarpur Of every 100 households in Bakkarpur in 2011, 93 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 52 a two-wheeler and 25 a car. ■ Bakkarpur · ■ Dera Bassi rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **97% Toilet within the home ****58%** **55% No toilet (open defecation) ****42%** **42% Tap water ****87%** **71% Drinking water within premises ****65%** **81% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%** **59% Use banking services ****51%** **60% Television ****71%** **80% Mobile phone ****65%** **72% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****52%** **46% Car / jeep / van ****25%** **9% None of these assets ****0%** **5% Own their home ****100%** **89% 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 Bakkarpur? ■ Bakkarpur · ■ Dera Bassi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.7%** **77.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****868** **862 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****731** **801 Working population ****40.3%** **36.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.9% for men and 56.8% for women. 55% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 31 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (13%) · **■** Other work 75 (55%) · **■** Marginal 13 (9%) 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 Dera Bassi - Dangdehra455 people - Kheri409 people - Ambchhapa381 people - Mahiwala364 people - Morthikari318 people - Bahadurgarh305 people - Issapur jangi279 people - Mamoli253 people [All 150 villages in Dera Bassi](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sahibzada-ajit-singh-nagar/dera-bassi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bakkarpur?140506 - How far is Bakkarpur from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar?27 km by road - What is the population of Bakkarpur?340 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bakkarpur in?Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district (Dera Bassi sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Bakkarpur?62.7% (Census 2011)