Bhikangaon
Bhikangaon Bhikangaon | |
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town | |
  Bhikangaon Location in Madhya Pradesh, India  Bhikangaon Bhikangaon (India) | |
| Coordinates: 21°52′N 75°57′E / 21.87°N 75.95°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| District | Khargone |
| Elevation | 278 m (912 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 16,217 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi Nimadi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-MP |
| Vehicle registration | MP 10 |
Bhikangaon is a village and a nagar parishad in Khargone district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India.
Geography
It has an average elevation of 278 metres (912 feet).[1]
Demographics
As of 2001, Bhikangaon had a population of 14,288. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Bhikangaon has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 75% and female literacy of 62%. 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.
The Bhikangaon Nagar Panchayat has population of 16,217 of which 8,315 are males while 7,902 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.
Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 2221 which is 13.70% of total population of Bhikangaon (NP). In Bhikangaon Nagar Panchayat, female sex ratio is of 950 against a state average of 931. Moreover, child sex ratio in Bhikangaon is around 884 compared to Madhya Pradesh state average of 918. Literacy rate of Bhikangaon city is 82.29% higher than state average of 69.32%. In Bhikangaon, Male literacy is around 88.58% while female literacy rate is 75.76%.
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