Bhind

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Bhind
City
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Bankhandeshwar Mahadev Bhind,
Balaji Surya Mandir, Bhind
Nickname: 
Abode of Dacoits
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Bhind
Location in Madhya Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26°33′53″N78°47′11″E / 26.56472°N 78.78639°E / 26.56472; 78.78639
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Madhya Pradesh
District Bhind
Government
 • Type MP
 • Body Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Population
 (2011) [1]
 • Total
197,585
Language
 • Official Hindi [2] Bundeli
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration MP-24
Website bhind.nic.in

Bhind is a industrial city in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the headquarters of the Bhind district. [3] The city was the nucleus of dacoits or thugs since ages. The majestic Chambal, surrounded yawning chasms and gaping beehads (ravines) provide an ideal setting to this murky banditry in a big way. Even during Mughal times the powerful administration failed to curb these menace. As many as 216 dacoits were shot dead and 697 arrested in Bhind district alone from 1959 to 1963.

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Bhind was historically part of larger Gwalior region, which was ruled by several Rajput and Jat kings and later annexed by the Scindia dynasty.

Bhind came under the British control, and the area was part of the larger Gwalior State, which was later included in the Central India Agency.

The morden day city has been developed as an important industrial hub connecting Gwalior to the parts of western Uttar Pradesh.

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

Place of interest

Notable personalities

Transportation

Nearest Airport is Gwalior Airport

References

  1. 1 2 "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. ↑ "Bhind - Madhya Pradesh".
  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. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  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" . Retrieved 23 December 2024.
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