Bhikhiwind
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Bhikhiwind Location in Punjab, India Bhikhiwind Bhikhiwind (India) | |
| Coordinates: 31°20′43″N 74°41′29″E / 31.34528°N 74.69139°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Punjab |
| District | Tarn Taran |
| Region | Majha |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal corporation |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 10,269 |
| 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, and is some 280 km from Chandigarh.[2]
History
The village is site of the historic 1965 India-Pakistan Battle of Asal Uttar in which Pakistan was comprehensively defeated and it still remains a world record or highest number for battle tanks destroyed in a single day as Indian Army had destroyed 97 Pakistani tanks on 10th September 1965.
Geography
Bhikhiwind is located at 31°20′N 74°42′E / 31.34°N 74.70°E.[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.
| Religion | Total | Female | Male | Gender ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Transport
Air:
- Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport at Amritsar is 45 km to the north.
Rail:
- Patti is the nearest railway station on the Amritsar-Patti-Khem Karan line, which is being extended from Patti to Mallanwala Khas[6] as an additional direct link from Amritsar to Firozpur and Rajasthan via the under-construction 1,369 metres (4,491 ft) long rail-cum-road bridge on Sutlej River.[7]
Road:
- NH354 connects Bhikhiwind to Amritsar, Dera Baba Nanak and Gurdaspur to the north as well as to Khemkaran Firozpur, and Malout in the south.
- NH703B connects Bhikhiwind to Taran Taran city (25 km) and Moga to the east as well as to Lahore in Pakistan to the west.
See also
References
- ^ "Border Area Development Programme" (PDF). Department of Planning, Government of Punjab. 31 December 2006. Retrieved 12 March 2009.
- ^ "Sarabjit's family meets Krishna". The Times of India. 28 June 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
- ^ "Yahoo maps location of Bhikhiwind". Yahoo maps. Retrieved 12 March 2009.
- ^ "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.
- ^ https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11389, India - C-01: Population by religious community, Punjab - 2011, Bhikhiwind (CT)
- ^ "Questions and Answers in Lok sabha for railway projects" (PDF). Government of India.
- ^ "Patti-Makhu rail link hanging fire for 7 years". Hindustan Times.