Bhind

Bhind
City
Bankhandeshwar Mahadev Bhind, Balaji Surya Mandir, Bhind
Nickname:  Abode of Dacoits
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
Region	Gwalior Chambal
Government
• Type	MP
• Body	Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	197,585
Language
• Official	Hindi[2] Bundeli
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	MP-24
Website	bhind.nic.in

Bhind is a satellite industrial city to Gwalior Metropolitan Area in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the headquarters of the Bhind district and comes within Chambal devision of Gwalior Chambal region.^[3] The city was once the nucleus of dacoits or thugs since ages. The majestic Chambal, surrounded yawning chasms and gaping beehads (ravines) provide an ideal setting to this murky banditry in a big way. Even during Mughal times the powerful administration failed to curb these menace. As many as 216 dacoits were shot dead and 697 arrested in Bhind district alone from 1959 to 1963.

Bhind was historically part of larger Gwalior region, which was ruled by several Rajput and Jat kings and later annexed by the Scindia dynasty.

Bhind came under the British control, and the area was part of the larger Gwalior State, which was later included in the Central India Agency.

The morden day city has been developed as an important industrial hub connecting Gwalior to the parts of western Uttar Pradesh.