Bakarpur is a large village in Mohali district in the

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n state of

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. Bakarpur had previously been shifted from

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on formation of

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state on 1 November 1966. Further, on formation of Mohali district, it had been shifted to it in 2006. Now it is getting developed fast like a town. There is a large market, government senior secondary school, Primary health centre,

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and Punjab Gramin Bank. In 2009/10 large area of cultivated land of Bakarpur was acquired by the

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Area Development Authority (GMADA) for construction of a 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

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Sarhind to bakarpur

Village Bakarpur is located at a distance of 8 kilometers from

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, about from Chhatt Bir and about from

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. It is from Mohali International Airport.

Language

Puadhi and

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are main spoken languages in Bakarpur. Hindi is the second language in this village.

Administration

The village is managed by

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Dera Dargah Sharif Bakarpur

Sai Surinder Singh is currently the chief dera head of dargah sharif Bakarpur.Surinder Singh was born on 11 November 1988 at Bakarpur. There is a popular shrine in the village known as Dera Bakarpur, where all the 5 pirs live. These pirs are

Gogaji Gogaji (also known as Goga, Jahar Veer Gogga, Gugga, Gugga Pir, Gugga Jaharpir, Gugga Chohan, Gugga Rana, Gugga Bir and Raja Mandlik) is a folk deity, worshipped in the northern states of India especially in Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Hary ...

Jahar Peer, Bagad, Lakhdata pir, Ghauns Paak Sarkaar (11vi da peer), Sabir Pak (Baba Farid's nephew), Hazarat Sheikh Malerkotla and khvaja pir. ''Dera Bakarpur'' is the home for the family of Ali. This place is also known as the Darbaar of Sarkar Abdul Qadir Jalani Gyarnvi wali Sarkar Hajrate Sayeed Janaab "Ghauns Paak" peer ji and Guga Jahar Veer ji. As per tradition people visit the Dera Bakarpur to fulfil their wishes and to obtain the blessings of God. File:Gugga Jahar peer, Dera Bakarpur, Mohali, Punjab,India.jpg, Gugga Jahar peer File:Shrine of Gorakh Nath.jpg, Shrine of Gorakh Nath, Dera File:Shrine of Gugga Peer.jpg, Shrine of Gugga Peer, Dera File:Shrine of Five Pirs.jpg, Shrine of Five Pirs File:Thaan, worship tradition for elder son in Punjab.jpg, Thaan, worship tradition for elder son in Punjab

Village pond and migratory birds

The village has a large size village pond which contain water for most of the period of the year. In winter this pond attracts a large number of migrant birds. But area of this pond has now been acquired by Punjab Government along with other area of village to develop well known township of

known as Aerocity City and this pond is likely to be abolished possibly to develop the commercial complex here . In the coming seasons these birds may not come here again. Migratory birds visiting this pond include

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, purple heron, grey horn,

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, and many local water birds and

sparrow Sparrow may refer to: Birds * Old World sparrows, family Passeridae * New World sparrows, family Passerellidae * two species in the Passerine family Estrildidae: ** Java sparrow ** Timor sparrow * Hedge sparrow, also known as the dunnock or hedg ...

Gallery migratory birds

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Gurudwaras & temples

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

Attractions

The Mahendra Chaudhary Zoological Park (

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) located in Chhatt village from Bakarpur village.

References

External links

The Bakarpur Pond (Bird Photography)
{{Ajitgarh district Mohali Villages in Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district Birdwatching sites in India