Description

Bhind District (Hindi: भिंड) is a districtofMadhya Pradesh state in central India of Chambal division. Thetownof Bhind is the district headquarters. Bhind District issituatedin Chambal region in the northwest of the state. Thegeographicalcoordinates of the district are Latitude 26°36' N andLongitude78°46' E. It is bounded by Agra, Etawah, Jalaun andJhansidistricts of Uttar Pradesh state to the north and the east,and theMadhya Pradesh districts of Datia to the south, Gwalior tothesouthwest, and Morena to the west. The geography of the districtischaracterized by uneven ravines, plain fertile fields andscantyforests. The total area of the district is 4,459 km².

The soil of Bhind is very fertile and is drained by theChambal,Kali Sind, Kunwari or Kwari, Pahuj and Baisali rivers andby anextensive canal system. Formerly there were four tehsils,Bhind,Mehgaon, Gohad and Lahar, but at present there are seventehsils:Bhind, Ater, Mehgaon, Gohad, Lahar, Mihona, and Raun. Thedistrictis part of the Chambal Division. Bhagirath Prasad Singh adalit isan MP from Bhind. However Bhind is a Rajput,predominantlyBhadauria Rajputs, dominated region. brahmin, Baghel,Gurjar andYadav are also present in sizable number.