Bakhatpur

Bakhatpur
Village
Bakhatpur is located in Punjab
Bakhatpur
Bakhatpur
Location in Punjab, India
Bakhatpur is located in India
Bakhatpur
Bakhatpur
Bakhatpur (India)
Coordinates: 31°56′05″N 75°23′22″E / 31.9347147°N 75.3895502°E / 31.9347147; 75.3895502
Country India
StatePunjab
DistrictGurdaspur
TehsilDhar Kalan
Government
 • TypePanchayat raj
 • BodyGram panchayat
Area
 • Total
59 ha (146 acres)
Elevation
524 m (1,719 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
101
 • Density170/km2 (440/sq mi)
 • Total Households
21
 Sex ratio 53/48 ♂/♀
Languages
 • OfficialPunjabi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
145022
Telephone01870
ISO 3166 codeIN-PB
Vehicle registrationPB-06
Websitegurdaspur.nic.in

Bakhatpur is a village in Dhar Kalan in Gurdaspur district of Punjab State, India. It is located 25 kilometres (16 mi) from the sub district headquarters, 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from Pathankot, 93 kilometres (58 mi) from the district headquarters and 214 kilometres (133 mi) from the state capital Chandigarh. The village is administrated by a sarpanch, an elected representative of the village.

Demography

In 2011, the village had 21 houses and a population of 101 (53 males and 48 females) according to the report published by Census India in 2011. The literacy rate was 91.11%, highest than the state average of 75.84%. The number of children under the age of 6 years was 10 (11.89% of the population) and the child sex ratio was approximately 1,200, higher than the state average of 846.[2]

19 people were engaged in work activities, all male. According to the census, 89.47% of workers described their work as their main work and 10.53% were involved in a marginal activity providing a livelihood for less than 6 months.[2]

Transport

The nearest railway station is 63 kilometres (39 mi) away on the Dalhousie road. Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport is 78 kilometres (48 mi) from the village.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Bakhatpur Population per Census India". Census of India, 2011.
  2. ^ a b "DCHB Village Release". Census of India, 2011.