BHIND

also called Bhind-Bhanwara town, north-central Madhya Pradesh state, central India. The town is connected by road and rail with Gwalior. It is an agricultural market centre; cotton processing and brassware manufacture are the major industries. It was the seat of the Bhadwriya Cauhan Rajputs until it fell in the 18th century. The town has an old fort on a lake, Gauri Tal, in which stands the Vyankateshwar Temple. Constituted a municipality in 1902, Bhind has several colleges affiliated with Jiwaji University. The surrounding region marks the beginning of the GangaYamuna plains. In the YamunaChambal badlands, it comprises semifertile plains cut by numerous deep ravines along the Chambal, Kunwari, and Sind rivers, tributaries of the Yamuna. Legumes, wheat, cotton, and millet are the chief crops. Pop. (1981) 74,515.