Bakarpur

Bakarpur
Bakarpur Location in Punjab, India
Coordinates: 30°39′N 76°49′E / 30.65°N 76.82°E / 30.65; 76.82Coordinates: 30°39′N 76°49′E / 30.65°N 76.82°E / 30.65; 76.82
Country	India
State	Punjab
Languages
• Official	Punjabi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	140306

Bakarpur is a large village in Mohali Distt in the state of Punjab. Bakarpur had previously been shifted from Ambala district to Rupnagar district on formation of Haryana state on 1 November 1966. Further on formation of Mohali district it had been shifted to Mohali District in 2006. Now it is getting developed fast like a town. There is a large market, government senior secondary school, Primary health centre, veterinary hospital, IndusInd Bank, HDFC Bank and Punjab Gramin Bank. In 2009/10 large area of cultivated land of Bakarpur was acquired by the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) for construction of a 200-foot-wide (61 m) road from Mohali City to Mohali Airport which is also being connected to the Zirakpur-Patiala Road. Now the GMADA is going to develop new sectors along with this road and the same has been named as Aerocity. In year 2010 residential plots have been allotted by GMADA to the public by draw of lots.

Location

Village Bakarpur is located at a distance of 8 kilometers from Mohali, about 3 kilometers from Chhatt Bir and about 6 kilometers from Zirakpur.

Language

Pwadhi and Punjabi are main spoken languages in Bakarpur.

Administration

The village is managed by Gram Panchayat.

Gurudwaras & Temples

• Gurudwara Dera Sahib
• Gurudwara Shaheed Bhai Sangat Singh
• Gurudwara Singh Sabha
• Gugga Maari

Attractions

The Mahendra Chaudhary Zoological Park (ChattBir Zoo) located in Chhatt Village 3 km from Bakarpur village.

Problems

The village has many problems:-

• Link roads are not maintained.
• The village has not street lighting and sewerage system.
• The village has not bus service from Chandigarh and Mohali.
• There is shortage of Garbage dumps.
• No arrangement for Storm sewer.

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