Bikapurਬਿਕਾਪੁਰ

Where is Bikapur?

Bikapur is a village of Garhshankar tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Garhshankar, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mahilpur community development block and is served by the Chak--Musa gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031795, and it covers 52 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 55 people in Bikapur: 29 men and 26 women, living in 13 households, an average of about 4.2 people per household. Spread over its 52 hectares, the population density works out to about 106 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 897 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 7, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 9 people, about 16 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 100 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 100 per cent and women at 100 per cent. The census recorded 19 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 10 main workers, the largest group, 9, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 1 agricultural labourers. A further 9 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bikapur's land. Of the village's 52 hectares, 46 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (46 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 12 hours a day. With 9 cultivators and 1 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Bikapur is reached by village roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Garhshankar, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Garhshankar, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Nakdipur, Pachnangal, Laksihan and Kalupur.

What is the population of Bikapur?

The population of Bikapur was 55 at the 2011 census, living in 13 households in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Bikapur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bikapur has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.