Bakarpur

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 200ft 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.This village is on the newly created Mohali airport road.LocationVillage Bakarpur is located at a distance of 8 kilometers from Mohali, about 3 kilometers from Chhatt Bir and about 6 kilometers from Zirakpur.LanguagePwadhi and Punjabi are main spoken languages in Bakarpur.Hindi is the second language in this village.