Bhind

Bhind

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also called  Bhind-Bhanwara 

      city, north-central Madhya Pradesh state, central India. The city 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 city has an old fort on Gauri Tal lake, in which stands the Vyankateshwar Temple. Constituted a municipality in 1902, Bhind has several colleges affiliated with Jiwaji University. An eight-day annual fair is held there in honour of the Jaina saint Rishabhanatha (Adinatha). The surrounding region marks the beginning of the Ganges-Yamuna plains. In the Yamuna-Chambal badlands there are semi-fertile 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. (2001) 153,752.

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