# Bakarpur Village, SAS Nagar – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sahibzada-ajit-singh-nagar/sas-nagar/bakarpur/ Village · SAS Nagar, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar # Bakarpur Bakarpur is a village in SAS Nagar sub-district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **140306**. The 2011 Census counted **2,292 people in 420 households**, the 11th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%. - 2,292people (2011) - 420households - 80.3%literacy - 140306PIN code ## Bakarpur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bakarpur is 140306.** Bakarpur falls in SAS Nagar sub-district, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code140306 - Gram panchayatBakarpur - Community development blockKharar - Census village code039193 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bakarpur from nearby towns? - Sas Nagar (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (district HQ)8 km by road - S.A.S. Nagar (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 Bakarpur? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Bakarpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Management instituteIn village · 1 private - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Mohali - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mohali - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 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 Bakarpur known for? The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. About 100% of the 528 hectares of village land is sown, and 528 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 Bakarpur Of every 100 households in Bakarpur in 2011, 98 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 67 a two-wheeler and 20 a car. ■ Bakarpur · ■ SAS Nagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **95% Toilet within the home ****72%** **70% No toilet (open defecation) ****28%** **27% Tap water ****82%** **56% Drinking water within premises ****90%** **80% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%** **48% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%** **44% Use banking services ****93%** **70% Television ****94%** **82% Mobile phone ****77%** **78% Computer with internet ****1%** **3% Two-wheeler ****67%** **54% Car / jeep / van ****20%** **15% None of these assets ****1%** **2% Own their home ****97%** **85% 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 Bakarpur? ■ Bakarpur · ■ SAS Nagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.3%** **79.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****844** **861 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****678** **833 Working population ****32.7%** **37.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.7% for men and 74.1% for women. 50% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 157 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 64 (9%) · **■** Household industry 12 (2%) · **■** Other work 370 (49%) · **■** Marginal 147 (20%) 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 SAS Nagar - Mauli Baidwan3,390 people - Daun3,323 people - Landran2,338 people - Ramgarh Urf Buta Singhwala2,328 people - Saneta2,258 people - Gobindpura2,166 people - Mote Majra2,160 people - Dhurali2,128 people [All 85 villages in SAS Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sahibzada-ajit-singh-nagar/sas-nagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bakarpur?140306 - How far is Bakarpur from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar?8 km by road - What is the population of Bakarpur?2,292 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bakarpur in?Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district (SAS Nagar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Bakarpur?80.3% (Census 2011)