Bhikhiwind Explained

Bhikhiwind
Native Name Lang:Punjabi
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:India Punjab#India
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Punjab, India
Coordinates:31.3453°N 74.6914°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Punjab
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Tarn Taran
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:Majha
Government Type:Municipal corporation
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:10269
Population As Of:2001
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Punjabi, Hindi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30

Bhikhiwind is a town and a nagar panchayat, just about 33 km from Tarn Taran Sahib in Tarn Taran district in the Majha region of state of Punjab, India.[1] The town is located along the India-Pakistan border in Tarn Taran district of Punjab, India, 280 km from Chandigarh.[2]

Geography

Bhikhiwind is located at .[3]

Demographics

Census of India,[4] Bhikhiwind had a population of 10,269. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Bhikhiwind has an average literacy rate of 66%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with the male literacy rate of 71% and female literacy rate of 60%. 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

The table below shows the population of different religious groups in Bhikhiwind town and their gender ratio, as of 2011 census.

Population by religious groups in Bhikhiwind town, 2011 census[5] !Religion!!Total!!Female!!Male!!Gender ratio
Sikh14,6096,9587,651909
Hindu5,5072,3513,156744
Christian259113146773
Muslim1204971690
Buddhist2111000
Not stated2916131230
Total20,5269,48811,038859

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Border Area Development Programme . PDF . Department of Planning, Government of Punjab . 2006-12-31 . 2009-03-12.
  2. News: Sarabjit's family meets Krishna. 28 June 2012. The Times of India. 28 June 2012.
  3. Web site: Yahoo maps location of Bhikhiwind. Yahoo maps. 2009-03-12.
  4. Web site: Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional). https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. 2004-06-16. 2008-11-01. Census Commission of India.
  5. https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11389, India - C-01: Population by religious community, Punjab - 2011, Bhikhiwind (CT)