Bhikangaon Explained

Bhikangaon
Other Name:Bhikangaon
Settlement Type:town
Pushpin Map:India Madhya Pradesh#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Madhya Pradesh, India
Coordinates:21.87°N 75.95°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Madhya Pradesh
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Khargone
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:278
Population Total:16217
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Hindi Nimadi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type: 451331
Registration Plate:MP 10
Iso Code:IN-MP

Bhikangaon is a village and a nagar parishad in Khargone district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India.

Geography

It has an average elevation of 278 metres (912 feet).[1]

Demographics

, Bhikangaon had a population of 14,288. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Bhikangaon has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 75% and female literacy of 62%. 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

The Bhikangaon Nagar Panchayat has population of 16,217 of which 8,315 are males while 7,902 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.

Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 2221 which is 13.70% of total population of Bhikangaon (NP). In Bhikangaon Nagar Panchayat, female sex ratio is of 950 against a state average of 931. Moreover, child sex ratio in Bhikangaon is around 884 compared to Madhya Pradesh state average of 918. Literacy rate of Bhikangaon city is 82.29% higher than state average of 69.32%. In Bhikangaon, Male literacy is around 88.58% while female literacy rate is 75.76%.

References

  1. http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/35/Bhikangaon.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Bhikangaon