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]
Bhikhiwind is located at .[3]
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.
Sikh | 14,609 | 6,958 | 7,651 | 909 | |
Hindu | 5,507 | 2,351 | 3,156 | 744 | |
Christian | 259 | 113 | 146 | 773 | |
Muslim | 120 | 49 | 71 | 690 | |
Buddhist | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1000 | |
Not stated | 29 | 16 | 13 | 1230 | |
Total | 20,526 | 9,488 | 11,038 | 859 |