# Bhind District, Madhya Pradesh – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/bhind/ District · Madhya Pradesh # Bhind district Bhind is a district of Madhya Pradesh, 15th of 50 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **1,703,005 people** in 8 sub-districts, 12 towns and 937 villages; 25% lived in towns. The largest town is [Bhind](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/bhind/bhind/bhind/) (197,585). - 1,703,005people (2011) - 8sub-districts - 12towns - 75.3%literacy ## Who lives in Bhind? Bhind had **1,703,005 people** at the 2011 Census — 2.3% of Madhya Pradesh's population and 15th of 50 districts of Madhya Pradesh by population. There were 837 women for every 1,000 men (below the Madhya Pradesh figure of 931; the lowest of 50 districts of Madhya Pradesh). Among children under 7 the ratio was 843 girls per 1,000 boys (the Madhya Pradesh figure is 918). An average household had 5.7 people, against 4.8 across Madhya Pradesh. ## How literate is Bhind? 75.3% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (above Madhya Pradesh's 69.3%), 9th of 50 districts of Madhya Pradesh. Men were at 85.4% and women at 63.1% — a gap of 22.3 points (it is 19.5 points across Madhya Pradesh). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Bhind](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/bhind/bhind/) (78.8%) and lowest in [Gohad](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/bhind/gohad/) (71.7%). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What do people in Bhind do for a living? 30.6% of people worked in 2011 (women: 8.4%). Of all workers, 42% farmed their own land, 19% were farm labourers, 1% worked in household industry and 19% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 19% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 61% of workers here, against 47% across Madhya Pradesh. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Gormi](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/bhind/gormi/) (71% of workers in farming) and the least is [Bhind](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/bhind/bhind/) (53% of workers in farming). ********** **■** Cultivators 42 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (19%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 19 (19%) · **■** Marginal 19 (19%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Cities and towns of Bhind 25.4% of people lived in towns and cities (below Madhya Pradesh's 27.6%), 13th of 50 districts of Madhya Pradesh. The Census counted 12 towns: 11 statutory towns with a municipality and 1 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. 1 city has 1 lakh (100,000) people or more. The largest is [Bhind](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/bhind/bhind/bhind/) with 197,585 people, home to 46% of the urban population. Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Villages of Bhind Bhind had 937 census villages, 890 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 1,427 people; 21 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Umri](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/bhind/bhind/umri/) (11,396), [Kanavar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/bhind/bhind/kanavar/) (10,427), [Amayan](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/bhind/mehgaon/amayan/) (9,120), [Machhand](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/bhind/mihona/machhand/) (9,093) and [Jawasa](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/bhind/bhind/jawasa/) (8,505). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Population of Bhind compared with Madhya Pradesh ■ Bhind · ■ Madhya Pradesh Literacy (age 7+) ****75.3%** **69.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****837** **931 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****843** **918 Working population ****30.6%** **43.5% Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Bhind Of every 100 households in Bhind in 2011, 36 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Bhind · ■ Electricity for lighting ****36%** Toilet within the home ****23%** No toilet (open defecation) ****76%** Tap water ****13%** Drinking water within premises ****17%** Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** Use banking services ****34%** Television ****25%** Mobile phone ****58%** Computer with internet ****0%** Two-wheeler ****16%** Car / jeep / van ****2%** None of these assets ****21%** Own their home ****97%** Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Sub-districts of Bhind Sub-district People Villages Towns [Ater](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/bhind/ater/) 139,378 106 0 [Bhind](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/bhind/bhind/) 538,189 179 3 [Mehgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/bhind/mehgaon/) 198,343 144 1 [Gormi](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/bhind/gormi/) 128,774 62 1 [Gohad](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/bhind/gohad/) 316,826 202 3 [Ron](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/bhind/ron/) 78,005 48 0 [Mihona](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/bhind/mihona/) 89,442 49 1 [Lahar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/bhind/lahar/) 214,048 147 3 Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Cities and towns in Bhind - Bhind · 197,585 - Gohad · 58,939 - Lahar · 35,674 - Mehgaon · 21,335 - Gormi · 20,841 - Mau · 20,147 - Daboh · 18,097 - Mihona · 16,935 - Phuphkalan · 12,657 - Akoda · 12,534 - Alampur · 10,686 - Malanpur · 7,492 ## Largest villages in Bhind - Umri · 11,396 - Kanavar · 10,427 - Amayan · 9,120 - Machhand · 9,093 - Jawasa · 8,505 - Roan · 8,505 - Bilaw · 7,631 - Sukand · 7,313 - Babedi · 7,287 - Para · 7,224 - Endori · 6,698 - Nunahata · 6,669 - Kachogara · 6,569 - Aswar · 6,306 - Manhad · 6,275 - Gaheli · 6,148 - Sherpur · 5,984 - Chomho · 5,750 - Goara · 5,549 - Rahawali Ubari · 5,273 Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Quick answers - How many sub-districts are in Bhind?8: Ater, Bhind, Mehgaon, Gormi, Gohad, Ron, Mihona, Lahar - What is the population of Bhind district?1,703,005 (Census 2011) - Which is the largest town in Bhind?Bhind