:Bhind
{{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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| settlement_type = City
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| founder = Bhindi Rishi
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| governing_body = Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
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| population_total = 197,585
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| demographics1_info1 = Hindi{{cite web|title=52nd REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA|url=http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|website=nclm.nic.in|publisher=Ministry of Minority Affairs|access-date=23 March 2019|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525141614/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|archive-date=25 May 2017}}
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| website = {{URL|https://bhind.nic.in}}
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Bhind is a city in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the headquarters of the Bhind district.{{cite web|url=http://bhind.nic.in|title=Bhind - Madhya Pradesh}}
Geography
Bhind is located at {{Coord|26.55|N|78.78|E|}}.{{Cite web |title=GeoHack - Bhind |url=https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Bhind¶ms=26.55_N_78.78_E_ |access-date=2024-03-21 |website=geohack.toolforge.org}} It has an average elevation of 474 metres (1555 ft).https://www.brandbharat.com/english/mp/districts/Bhind/Bhind.html {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}
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.{{cite web |title=Census of India: Bhind |url=http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=506506 |website=www.censusindia.gov.in |access-date=31 December 2019}}
{{As of|2001}} India census, Bhind had a population of 153,768. Males constitute 54% of the population.{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=16 June 2004|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=1 November 2008|publisher= 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.{{Cite web |title=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, 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.https://bhind.nic.in/en/how-to-reach/ {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}
Nearest Airport is Gwalior Airport