Bhikangaon Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Khargone, Madhya Pradesh - Census 2011

Bhikangaon is a Nagar Panchayat city situated in Bhikangaon tehsil of Khargone district. The Bhikangaon city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 3,083 families residing in the Bhikangaon city. The total population of Bhikangaon is 16,217 out of which 8,315 are males and 7,902 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Bhikangaon is 950.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Bhikangaon city is 2221 which is 14% of the total population. There are 1179 male children and 1042 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bhikangaon is 884 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (950).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Bhikangaon is 82.3%. Thus Bhikangaon has higher literacy rate compared to 62.7% of Khargone district. The male literacy rate is 88.58% and the female literacy rate is 75.76% in Bhikangaon.

Bhikangaon Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 3,083 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Nagar Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Bhikangaon Nagar Panchayat

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Bhikangaon Nagar Panchayat.

Total Male Female
Children 2,221 1,179 1,042
Literacy 82.3% 76% 65.8%
Scheduled Caste 1,961 1,006 955
Scheduled Tribe 3,233 1,574 1,659
Illiterate 4,699 1,994 2,705

Caste-wise Population - Bhikangaon

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 19.9% of total population in Bhikangaon.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,961 1,006 955
Schedule Tribe 3,233 1,574 1,659

Religion-wise Population - Bhikangaon

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Bhikangaon is 13,035 which is 80.38% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Bhikangaon is 2,970 which is 18.31% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Bhikangaon as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 13,035 (80.38%) 6,635 6,400
Muslim 2,970 (18.31%) 1,567 1,403
Christian 28 (0.17%) 15 13
Sikh 35 (0.22%) 17 18
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 142 (0.88%) 76 66
Other Religion 1 (0.01%) 0 1
No Religion Specified 6 (0.04%) 5 1

Literacy Rate - Bhikangaon

The total literacy rate of Bhikangaon was 82.29% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 69.32% of Madhya Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 11,518 literates, males were 6,321 while females were 5,197. Also the male literacy rate was 88.58% and the female literacy rate was 75.76% in Bhikangaon.

  Bhikangaon Madhya Pradesh
Female 75.76% 59.24%
Male 88.58% 78.73%
Total 82.29% 69.32%

Sex Ratio - Bhikangaon

The Sex Ratio of Bhikangaon is 950. Thus per every 1000 men there were 950 females in Bhikangaon. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 884 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 950 ) of Bhikangaon.

Child Population - Bhikangaon

According to Census 2011, there were 2,221 children between age 0 to 6 years in Bhikangaon. Out of which 1,179 were male while 1,042 were female.

Working Population - Bhikangaon

In Bhikangaon Nagar Panchayat out of total population, 5,346 were engaged in work activities. 95.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 4.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 5,346 workers engaged in Main Work, 143 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 502 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 5,108 4,091 1,017
Cultivators 143 128 15
Agriculture Labourer 502 204 298
Household Industries 190 133 57
Other Workers 4,273 3,626 647
Marginal Workers 238 144 94
Non Working 10,871 4,080 6,791

Bhikangaon Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Bhikangaon is further divided into 15 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,543 73% 934
2 Ward No - 2 1,394 60.6% 966
3 Ward No - 3 968 60.3% 992
4 Ward No - 4 1,129 75.1% 920
5 Ward No - 5 1,737 58.4% 990
6 Ward No - 6 1,448 59.9% 885
7 Ward No - 7 843 77% 974
8 Ward No - 8 686 73.2% 1,006
9 Ward No - 9 843 72.4% 771
10 Ward No - 10 584 74.5% 934
11 Ward No - 11 681 81.5% 1,033
12 Ward No - 12 880 79.8% 1,090
13 Ward No - 13 1,428 79.6% 959
14 Ward No - 14 753 83.9% 1,019
15 Ward No - 15 1,300 77.8% 890

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