Bikkonਬਿੱਕੋਨ

Where is Bikkon?

Bikkon is a village in Rupnagar tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Rupnagar, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rupnagar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038629, and it covers 131 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 576 people in Bikkon: 296 men and 280 women, living in 96 households, an average of about 6.0 people per household. Spread over its 131 hectares, the population density works out to about 440 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 946 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 63, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 87.91 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 94.05 per cent and women at 81.15 per cent. The census recorded 202 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 143 main workers, the largest group, 93, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 21 cultivators on their own land and 18 agricultural labourers. A further 59 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bikkon's land. Of the village's 131 hectares, 111 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (111 hectares). About 12 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. The census recorded 24 cultivators and 33 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a community health centre. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had 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

Bikkon is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Rupnagar, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Rupnagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Ghanaula, Shaho Majra, Saini Majra and Chhoti Makori.

What is the population of Bikkon?

The population of Bikkon was 576 at the 2011 census, living in 96 households in Rupnagar tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Bikkon have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bikkon has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.