Bhind

This article is about the municipality in Madhya Pradesh, India. For its namesake district, see Bhind District.

Bhind
City
Bhind City
Bankhandeshwar Mahadev Bhind, Balaji Surya Mandir, Bhind
Bhind Location in Madhya Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26°33′53″N78°47′11″E / 26.56472°N 78.78639°E / 26.56472; 78.78639
Country	India
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Bhind
Founded by	Bhindi Rishi
Government
• Type	MP
• Body	Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Area
• Total	82 km2 (32 sq mi)
Population  (2011) [1]
• Total	197,585
• Density	2,400/km2 (6,200/sq mi)
Language
• Official	Hindi [2] , Bundeli
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	477001, 477105
Telephone code	07534
Vehicle registration	MP-30
Website	bhind.nic.in

Bhind is a city in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the headquarters of the Bhind district. ^[3]

Geography

Bhind is located at 26°33′N78°47′E / 26.55°N 78.78°E / 26.55; 78.78 . ^[4] It has an average elevation of 474 metres (1555 ft). ^[5]

Demographics

As of 2011 Indian Census, Bhind had a total population of 197,585, of which 105,352 were males and 92,233 were females. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 25,358. The total number of literates in Bhind was 142,923, which constituted 72.3% of the population with male literacy of 77.9% and female literacy of 65.9%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Bhind was 83.0%, of which male literacy rate was 89.6% and female literacy rate was 75.4%. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes population was 39,267 and 1,832 respectively. Bhind had 33592 households in 2011. ^[1]

As of 2001 ^[update] India census, Bhind had a population of 153,768. Males constitute 54% of the population. ^[6]

See also: List of cities in Madhya Pradesh

Place of interest

• Vankhandeshwar Temple: It is located in Bhind town. It is a Shiv Mandir built by the Mandir built by the king, Prathwiraj Chauhan in 1175 AD. It is told that "Jyoti" is continuously flamed since then. ^[7]

Notable personalities

• Satendra Singh Lohiya, Indian swimmer
• Arvind Singh Bhadoria, Indian Politician
• Bhagirath Prasad, Retd. Indian Administrative Service Officer, Ex. Lok Sabha MP. & Ex. Vice Chancellor DAVV Indore
• Chaudhary Rakesh Singh Chaturvedi, Indian Politician
• Lal Singh Arya, Former Minister MP Govt., National President BJP SC Morcha.

Transportation

• Bhind railway station is main station of city. Major trains Halts here. ^[8]

Nearest Airport is Gwalior Airport

References

1. "Census of India: Bhind". www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
2. "52nd REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
3. "जिला भिण्ड, मध्य प्रदेश शासन | भारत".
4. "GeoHack - Bhind". geohack.toolforge.org. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
5. "Bhind Geography of Bhind Culture of Bhind Cuisine of Bhind Places of interest in Bhind Geographic coordinate of Bhind". www.brandbharat.com.
6. "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.
7. "Vankhandeshwar Temple | District Bhind, Government Of Madhya Pradesh | India" . Retrieved 21 March 2024.
8. "How to Reach | District Bhind, Government Of Madhya Pradesh | India".