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{{About|the municipality in Madhya Pradesh, India|its namesake district|Bhind District}}{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}{{Use Indian English|date=January 2019}}

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| subdivision_type = CountryIndia}}States and territories of India>State| subdivision_name1 = Madhya PradeshList of districts of India>DistrictBhind District>Bhind| established_title = | established_date = | founder = Bhindi Rishi| named_for = government of Madhya Pradesh> MP| governing_body = Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly| unit_pref = Metric| area_footnotes = | area_rank = | area_total_km2 = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_total = 197,585| population_as_of = 2011| population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto| population_demonym = | population_footnotes = | demographics_type1 = Language| demographics1_title1 = OfficialHindi language>Hindi52ND REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA>URL=HTTP://NCLM.NIC.IN/SHARED/LINKIMAGES/NCLM52NDREPORT.PDFPUBLISHER=MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRSURL-STATUS=DEADARCHIVE-DATE=25 MAY 2017, Indian Standard Time>IST| utc_offset1 = +5:30| postal_code_type = | postal_code = 477001| registration_plate = MP-24bhind.nic.in}}| footnotes = | official_name = Bhind City}}Bhind is a city in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the headquarters of the Bhind district.WEB,bhind.nic.in, Bhind - Madhya Pradesh,

Geography

Bhind is located at {{Coord|26.55|N|78.78|E|}}.WEB, GeoHack - Bhind,geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Bhind¶ms=26.55_N_78.78_E_, 2024-03-21, geohack.toolforge.org, It has an average elevation of 474 metres (1555 ft)www.brandbharat.com/english/mp/districts/Bhind/Bhind.html

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.WEB, Census of India: Bhind,censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=506506, www.censusindia.gov.in, 31 December 2019, {{As of|2001}} India census, Bhind had a population of 153,768. Males constitute 54% of the population.WEB,www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999,www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999," title="web.archive.org/web/20040616075334www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999,">web.archive.org/web/20040616075334www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999, 16 June 2004, Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional), 1 November 2008, Census Commission of India, {{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.WEB, Vankhandeshwar Temple {{!, District Bhind, Government Of Madhya Pradesh {{!}} India |url=https://bhind.nic.in/en/tourist-place/vankhandeshwar-temple/ |access-date=2024-03-21 |language=en-US}}

Notable personalities

• Satendra Singh Lohiya, Indian swimmer
• Arvind Singh Bhadoria, Indian Politician
• Bhagirath Prasad, Indian Politician
• Chaudhary Rakesh Singh Chaturvedi, Indian Politician

Transportation

• Bhind railway station is main station of city. Major trains Halts herebhind.nic.in/en/how-to-reach/

Nearest Airport is Gwalior Airport

References

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