Bakapur is a village in the

Nawanshahr District Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district is one of twenty-three districts of state of Punjab, India. It is located in Doaba region. It consists of three subdivisions, Nawanshahr, Banga, and Balachaur. There are three legislative seats in the distri ...

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. Bakapur is 8.4 km from its Mandal Main Town Saroya, 9.9 km from its district Main City

Nawanshahr Nawanshahr () is a municipal council in Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district in the Indian state of Punjab. It was previously a town; it later became a district in 1995. History Nawanshahr was founded by Nausher Khan, an Afghan, during the ...

, and 70 km from its State Main City

Chandigarh Chandigarh is a city and union territory in northern India, serving as the shared capital of the states of Punjab and Haryana. Situated near the foothills of the Shivalik range of Himalayas, it borders Haryana to the east and Punjab in the ...

. Bakapur has a Shiv Mandir and Gurudwara sahib. Nearby villages include Simbli, Jainpur, Hyatpur Rurki. There is a

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and government school to year 12 in the village. Bakapur is also serviced by a hospital. File:Shiva Statue (Bakapur).jpg, Recently build Shiva Statue near Shiva Mandir. Lit by fancy lights at night (Bakapur) File:Primay school (Bakapur).jpg, Primary school build in 1950 (Bakapur) File:Shiva Mandir (Bakapur).jpg, Shiv Mandir from inside (Bakapur)

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Villages in Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district {{PunjabIN-geo-stub