# Bakapur, Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar – Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/balachaur/bakapur/ Village · Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar # Bakapur Bakapur is a village in [Balachaur](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/balachaur/) sub-district of [Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/) district, [Punjab](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/), PIN code **144526**. The 2011 Census counted **961 people in 215 households**, the 62nd largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%. - 961people (2011) - 215households - 79.4%literacy - 144526PIN code ## Bakapur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bakapur is 144526.** Bakapur falls in Balachaur sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code144526 - Gram panchayatBakapur - Community development blockSaroya - Census village code032509 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bakapur from nearby towns? - Balachaur (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ)16 km by road - Balachaur (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 Bakapur? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Bakapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Sbs Nagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sbs Nagar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 15 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 known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 81% of the 192 hectares of village land is sown, and 156 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 Of every 100 households in Bakapur in 2011, 99 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 43 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 57 a two-wheeler and 9 a car. ■ Bakapur · ■ Balachaur rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **97% Toilet within the home ****66%** **50% No toilet (open defecation) ****34%** **49% Tap water ****42%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****90%** **79% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****43%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****53%** **60% Use banking services ****90%** **75% Television ****90%** **78% Mobile phone ****76%** **77% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****57%** **48% Car / jeep / van ****9%** **8% None of these assets ****4%** **5% Own their home ****95%** **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? ■ Bakapur · ■ Balachaur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.4%** **76.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1002** **935 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****736** **861 Working population ****29.2%** **35.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.1% for men and 71.0% for women. 53% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 68 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 187 (67%) · **■** Marginal 18 (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 Balachaur - Chhadauri982 people - Begampur980 people - Bhanun974 people - Hyatpur Rurki962 people - Auladni952 people - Madhiani939 people - Jalalpur938 people - Chuharpur912 people [All 184 villages in Balachaur](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/balachaur/villages/) ## Other places named Bakapur - Bakapur · Village, Aurangabad, Aurangabad · 1,655 people - Bakapur · Village, Phillaur, Jalandhar · 1,403 people - Bakapur · Village, Pudur, Rangareddy · 442 people - Bakapur · Village, Karjan, Vadodara · 114 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bakapur?144526 - How far is Bakapur from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?16 km by road - What is the population of Bakapur?961 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bakapur in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Balachaur sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Bakapur?79.4% (Census 2011)