Bhind is a city in the Indian stateofMadhya Pradesh. It is the headquarters of the Bhind district.[3]
Bhind
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City
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| Bhind City | |
  Bhind Location in Madhya Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 26°33′53″N 78°47′11″E / 26.56472°N 78.78639°E / 26.56472; 78.78639 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| District | Bhind |
| Founded by | Bhindi Rishi |
| Government | |
| • Type | MP |
| • Body | Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly |
| Population
(2011)[1]
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| • Total | 197,585 |
| Language | |
| • Official | Hindi[2] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | MP-24 |
| Website | bhind |
Bhind is located at 26°33′N 78°47′E / 26.55°N 78.78°E / 26.55; 78.78.[4] It has an average elevation of 474 metres (1555 ft).[5]
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[update] India census, Bhind had a population of 153,768. Males constitute 54% of the population.[6]
Nearest Airport is Gwalior Airport