Bhikhiwind Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Tarn Taran, Punjab - Census 2011

Bhikhiwind is a Census Town city situated in Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 3,835 families residing in the Bhikhiwind city. The total population of Bhikhiwind is 20,526 out of which 11,038 are males and 9,488 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Bhikhiwind is 860.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Bhikhiwind city is 2571 which is 13% of the total population. There are 1444 male children and 1127 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bhikhiwind is 780 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (860).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Bhikhiwind is 74.4%. Thus Bhikhiwind has higher literacy rate compared to 67.8% of Tarn Taran district. The male literacy rate is 80.06% and the female literacy rate is 67.92% in Bhikhiwind.

Bhikhiwind Census Town has total administration over 3,835 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Bhikhiwind Census Town

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Bhikhiwind Census Town.

Total Male Female
Children 2,571 1,444 1,127
Literacy 74.4% 69.6% 59.9%
Scheduled Caste 5,993 3,134 2,859
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 7,166 3,357 3,809

Caste-wise Population - Bhikhiwind

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 29.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Bhikhiwind.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 5,993 3,134 2,859
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Bhikhiwind

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Bhikhiwind is 5,507 which is 26.83% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Bhikhiwind is 120 which is 0.58% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Bhikhiwind as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 5,507 (26.83%) 3,156 2,351
Muslim 120 (0.58%) 71 49
Christian 259 (1.26%) 146 113
Sikh 14,609 (71.17%) 7,651 6,958
Buddhist 2 (0.01%) 1 1
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 29 (0.14%) 13 16

Literacy Rate - Bhikhiwind

The total literacy rate of Bhikhiwind was 74.41% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 75.84% of Punjab. Population-wise, out of total 13,360 literates, males were 7,681 while females were 5,679. Also the male literacy rate was 80.06% and the female literacy rate was 67.92% in Bhikhiwind.

  Bhikhiwind Punjab
Female 67.92% 70.73%
Male 80.06% 80.44%
Total 74.41% 75.84%

Sex Ratio - Bhikhiwind

The Sex Ratio of Bhikhiwind is 860. Thus per every 1000 men there were 860 females in Bhikhiwind. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 780 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 860 ) of Bhikhiwind.

Child Population - Bhikhiwind

According to Census 2011, there were 2,571 children between age 0 to 6 years in Bhikhiwind. Out of which 1,444 were male while 1,127 were female.

Working Population - Bhikhiwind

In Bhikhiwind Census Town out of total population, 6,846 were engaged in work activities. 86.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 13.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 6,846 workers engaged in Main Work, 484 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 306 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 5,891 5,204 687
Cultivators 484 470 14
Agriculture Labourer 306 293 13
Household Industries 272 229 43
Other Workers 4,829 4,212 617
Marginal Workers 955 631 324
Non Working 13,680 5,203 8,477

Bhikhiwind Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Bhikhiwind is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 20,526 65.1% 860

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