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{{Use Indian English|date=April 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Bhikangaon
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| other_name = Bhikangaon
| nickname =
| settlement_type = town
| image_skyline =
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| pushpin_map = India Madhya Pradesh#India
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Madhya Pradesh, India
| coordinates = {{coord|21.87|N|75.95|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Madhya Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Khargone district|Khargone]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
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| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
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| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 278
| population_total = 16217
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = Hindi [[Nimadi]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type =  451331
| postal_code =
| registration_plate = [[Vehicle registration plates of India|MP 10]]
| website =
| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|IN-MP]]
| footnotes =
}}

'''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).<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/35/Bhikangaon.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Bhikangaon]</ref>

==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.

The population of children aged 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, the child sex ratio in Bhikangaon is around 884 compared to Madhya Pradesh state average of 918. The literacy rate of Bhikangaon city is 82.29% higher than the state average of 69.32%. In Bhikangaon, male literacy is around 88.58% while the female literacy rate is 75.76%.
{{bar box
|title=Religion in Bhikangaon
|titlebar=#Fcd116
|left1=Religion
|right1=Percent
|float=right
|bars=
{{bar percent|Hindus|orange|80.38}}
{{bar percent|Muslims|green|18.31}}
{{bar percent|[[Jainism|Jains]]|pink|0.88}}
{{bar percent|Others†|black|0.5}}
{{bar percent|Christians|blue|0.17}}
|caption=Distribution of religions<br />
†<small>Includes [[Sikh]]s (0.22%), Buddhists (0.00).</small>
}}

==References==
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{{Indore Division}}

[[Category:Villages in Khargone district]]

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Ferdinand78P at 11:15, 6 February 2026