It is situated 40 km (25miles) from Etawah , 85 km (53 miles) from Gwalior and 100 km (62.5 miles) from Morena .
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′N 78°47′E / 26.55°N 78.78°E.[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
- Vankhandeshwar Temple: It is located in Bhind town. It is a Shiv 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
- ^ a b “Census of India: Bhind”. www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
- ^ “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.
- ^ “जिला भिण्ड, मध्य प्रदेश शासन | भारत”.
- ^ “GeoHack – Bhind”. geohack.toolforge.org. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ “Bhind Geography of Bhind Culture of Bhind Cuisine of Bhind Places of interest in Bhind Geographic coordinate of Bhind”. www.brandbharat.com.
- ^ “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.
- ^ “Vankhandeshwar Temple | District Bhind, Government Of Madhya Pradesh | India”. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ “How to Reach | District Bhind, Government Of Madhya Pradesh | India”.