# Bika Village, Nawanshahr, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (Punjab)

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Village · Nawanshahr, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 

# Bika

Bika is a village in Nawanshahr sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **144509**. The 2011 Census counted **771 people in 178 households**, the 187th largest of 275 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.0%.

- 771people (2011)
- 178households
- 83.7%literacy
- 144509PIN code

## Bika PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bika is 144509.** Bika falls in Nawanshahr sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab.

- PIN code144509
- Gram panchayatBika
- Community development blockBanga
- Census village code032187

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

## How far is Bika from nearby towns?

- Nawanshahr (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ)22 km by road
- Banga (nearest town)7 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 Bika?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Bika; 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Banga
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Banga
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sbs Nagar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 14 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 Bika known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 86% of the 125 hectares of village land is sown, and 108 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 Bika

Of every 100 households in Bika in 2011, 97 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 35 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 39 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Bika · ■ Nawanshahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****83%**

**75%

No toilet (open defecation) ****17%**

**24%

Tap water ****13%**

**34%

Drinking water within premises ****85%**

**90%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****35%**

**49%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****44%**

**46%

Use banking services ****81%**

**85%

Television ****79%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****39%**

**51%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**11%

None of these assets ****3%**

**2%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Bika?

■ Bika · ■ Nawanshahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.7%**

**80.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1124**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****640**

**896

Working population ****40.1%**

**32.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.1% for men and 78.5% for women. 58% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 37 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 189 (61%) · **■** Marginal 77 (25%)

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 Nawanshahr

- Durgapur794 people
- Ladian793 people
- Muna776 people
- Muzaffarpur775 people
- Begowal760 people
- Kazampur729 people
- Mazara Kalan728 people
- Majhoor724 people

[All 284 villages in Nawanshahr](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/nawanshahr/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bika?144509
- How far is Bika from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?22 km by road
- What is the population of Bika?771 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bika in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Nawanshahr sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Bika?83.7% (Census 2011)