The Collector Bhind is assisted by an
additional Collector and Six Deputy Collectors and Joint Collectors. The District is
divided into five sub divisions. Five Deputy Collectors are in charge of these sub
divisions each. The Additional Collector is the appellate authority of Land Revenue cases,
besides he looks after the departmental enquiry and vigilance cases also. The
remaining one Deputy Collector at Head quarters assist the Collector in his day to day
routine nature of work.
The organizational setup and working of the Collectorate may be divided
into three main groups, namely
1, Land Revenue and Land Records
2, Law and Order
3, Development
Land Revenue and Land Records
For dealing with this branch , the Deputy Collector in charge of each Sub Division are
designated as Sub Divisional Officers. All the SDO are stationed at their respective sub
divisional Head Quarters excepting the SDO of Ater who has his head quater at Bhind. The Seven
Tehsils of the District are headed by a Tehsildar each stationed at their respective
tehsil headquarters. The Thsildars are assisted by Additional Tehsildars and
Naib Tesildars. At the Village level, the work of the land revenue is and land records is
carried on by Patwaris whose office in the past was hereditary. Their work is supervised
by Revenue Inspectors(RI). The strength of RI is
17 and Patwari is 406. There are 18 RI Circle
and 406 Patwari Circle in Bhind. embracing 950 villages in the District. At the District
level a Superintendentof Land Records, assisted by 2 Assistants , supervises the work of
RI and patwaris.
Sl.No. |
Tahsil |
No. Of RI
Circle |
No. of
Patwari Circle |
No of
Villages |
| 1 |
Bhind |
4 |
74 |
179 |
| 2 |
Ater |
2 |
38 |
106 |
| 3 |
Gohad |
4 |
84 |
204 |
| 4 |
Mehgaon |
3 |
84 |
203 |
| 5 |
Lahar |
3 |
48 |
143 |
| 6 |
Raun |
1 |
20 |
47 |
| 7 |
Mihona |
1 |
22 |
51 |
Land Holding
Pattern
| Size
(Hectare) |
Number
('000) |
Percentage |
| Less than 0.5 |
18.3 |
15.6 |
| 0.5 to 1 |
19.3 |
16.7 |
| 1 to 2 |
24 |
20.4 |
| 2 to 3 |
16.1 |
13.7 |
| 3 to 4 |
11.2 |
9.5 |
| 4 to 5 |
7.8 |
6.6 |
| 5 to 10 |
15.9 |
13.5 |
| 10 to 20 |
4.1 |
3.5 |
| 20 to 30 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
| 30 to 40 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
Law and Order.
In the
maintenance of Law and order the Collector functions as District Magistrate(DM), assisted
by the District magistracy and the Police. The Police force of the district is headed by
the Superintendent of Police. Bhind district having remained an area of operation of
various dacoit gangs posed a special problem of law and order. Hence, a company of
Special Armed Force under a Commandant has also been stationed in the district to help the
DM. Besides the District Commandant , Home guards also helps the Collector in this regard.
Development
There are 6 Development blocks in the District namely Ater ,
Bhind Mehgaon, Gohad, Roan and Lahar. Each block is headed by a Block development
Officer(BDO) usually assisted by a sub Engineer, a progress Assistant and usual Ministry
staff. The BDO also works as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Janapada
Panchayath in his charge. The blocks are also provided with a team of
Extension Officers drawn from various departments including Agriculture, Co -operation,
Panchayth, Vetenary. Besides , a Block Extension Educator is also provided for eachblock
from Family Welfare Department. A team of 12 Gram Sewaks is also provided for each blocks.
Details of Blocks
There are Six Blocks in District
Bhind
| ATER |
It is situated at the bank of Chambal river forming border
of U.P , touched by District MORENA & is surrounded by
Mehgaon & Bhind blocks of the District.
- Area = 685 Sq. Kms.
- Villages 178 in 87
panchayats
|
| BHIND |
It is situated at the border of UP and
surrounded by RON, ATER & Mehgaon blocks.
- Area = 626 Sq. Kms
- Villages = 96 in 62 panchayats.
|
| MEHGAON |
It is at the heart of Bhind. It is
surrounded by river Kunwari,Distt. Datia and all blocks except Lahar.
- Area = 925 Sq. Kms
Villages = 195 in 104 Panchyats.
It is the largest block of the District.
|
| GOHAD |
Gohad Block is at the border of District
Gwalior , District Morena, District Datia and Mehgaon block.
Area = 993 Sq. Kms.
Villages = 191
Panchayat = 88 |
| RON |
Ron
is surrounded by Bhind,Lahar & Mehgaon blocks and rivers Sindh and Pahuj. Area = 406
Sq. Kms.
Villages = 69
Panchayat = 41 |
| LAHAR |
Lahar
is on bank of river Pahuj, forms border of District with District Datia and U.P.
Area=612 Sq. kms.
Villages = 148
Panchyat = 65 |
Details of Tehsils
There are Seven Tehsils in District Bhind
| Ater |
- Area
= 447 Sq.Kms
- Villages
= 103 in 53 Panchayats
|
| Bhind |
- Area
= 926 Sq. Kms
- Villages
= 171 in 96 Panchayats
|
| Mehgaon |
- Area
= 960 Sq.Kms
- Villages
= 195 in 104 Panchayats
|
| Gohad |
- Area
= 1031 Sq.Kms
- Villages
= 191 in 88 Panchayats
|
| Ron |
- Area
= 261 Sq.Kms
- Villages
= 43 in 25 Panchayats
|
| Mihora |
- Area
= 258 Sq.Kms
- Villages
= 45 in 25 Panchayats
|
| Lahar |
- Area
= 562 Sq.Kms
- Villages
= 129 in 56 Panchayats
|
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