Bhind
City in Madhya Pradesh, India
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Geography
Bhind is located at 26°33′N 78°47′E / 26.55°N 78.78°E. It has an average elevation of 474 metres (1555 ft).
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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.
As of 2001 India census, Bhind had a population of 153,768. Males constitute 54% of the population.
Place of interest
- Ater Fort, it was built by Bhadauria kings Badan Singh, Maha Singh and Bakhat Singh between 1664 and 1668.
- 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.
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 halt here.
Nearest Airport is Gwalior Airport