Babina

Babina
city
Babina Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 25°15′N 78°28′E / 25.25°N 78.47°E / 25.25; 78.47Coordinates: 25°15′N 78°28′E / 25.25°N 78.47°E / 25.25; 78.47
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Jhansi
Elevation	303 m (994 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	35,542
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)

Babina is a cantonment town in Jhansi district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. This British base near Jhansi was created during the British Raj and passed to the Dominion of India on partition in 1947.It is sharing Border with Madhya Pradesh State babina connect jhansi to lalitpur also connect with madhya pradesh village and towns

Indian Army

Jhansi district is the headquarters of the 31st Indian Armoured Division, stationed at Jhansi-Babina. It is an armoured division which has equipment like M3 Lee and M4 Sherman tanks. There has been a joint exercise with the Singaporean Army at Jhansi witnessed by the President of India, Pratibha Patil.

Geography

Babina is located at 25°15′N 78°28′E / 25.25°N 78.47°E / 25.25; 78.47.^[1] It has an average elevation of 303 metres (994 feet).

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^[2] Babina had a population of 31,947. Males constitute 62% of the population and females 38%. Babina has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 69% of the males and 31% of females literate. 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

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