Bhind is a city in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the headquarters of the Bhind district.

Geography

Bhind is located at . It has an average elevation of 474metres (1555ft).

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.

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

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.

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.

Nearest Airport is Gwalior Airport

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