Bhikhiwind
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
[edit]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.Bhikhiwind was known as Patton Nagar (also called "Patton City" or the "Graveyard of Pattons") is the nickname given to the battlefield area around and Bhikhiwind in the Tarn Taran district of Punjab, India.India destroyed or captured nearly 100 to nearly 170 Pakistani Patton tanks in one of the largest tank battles since World War II.The captured and disabled tanks were initially gathered and displayed near Bhikhiwind as war trophies, though many were later distributed to various Indian Army cantonments and establishments.[www.livehistoryindia.com]
Geography
[edit]Bhikhiwind is located at 31°20′N 74°42′E / 31.34°N 74.70°E.[3]
Demographics
[edit]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.
| 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 |
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[edit]Transport
[edit]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:
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "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.
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