As of 2001[update]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]
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
Referencesedit
^"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 Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
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