Bhikhiwind

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Bhikhiwind
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Bhikhiwind
Bhikhiwind (India)
Coordinates: 31°20′43″N74°41′29″E / 31.34528°N 74.69139°E / 31.34528; 74.69139
Country Flag of India.svg  India
State Punjab
District Tarn Taran
Region Majha
Government
 • Type Municipal corporation
Population
 (2001)
 • Total10,269
Languages
 • Official Punjabi, Hindi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)

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]

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Geography

Bhikhiwind is located at 31°20′N74°42′E / 31.34°N 74.70°E / 31.34; 74.70 . [3]

Demographics

As of 2001 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]
ReligionTotalFemaleMaleGender ratio
Sikh14,6096,9587,651909
Hindu5,5072,3513,156744
Christian259113146773
Muslim1204971690
Buddhist2111000
Not stated2916131230
Total20,5269,48811,038859

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References

  1. ↑ "Border Area Development Programme" (PDF). Department of Planning, Government of Punjab. 31 December 2006. Retrieved 12 March 2009.
  2. ↑ "Sarabjit's family meets Krishna". The Times of India. 28 June 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  3. ↑ "Yahoo maps location of Bhikhiwind". Yahoo maps. Retrieved 12 March 2009.
  4. ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
  5. ↑ https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11389, India - C-01: Population by religious community, Punjab - 2011, Bhikhiwind (CT)


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