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| Coordinates | 29°19′N 76°19′E / 29.32°N 76.32°E |
| Country |  India |
| State | Haryana |
| District(s) | Jind |
| Population | 136089 (2001) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
| Area • Elevation |
• 227 m (745 ft) |
Jind (Hindi: जींद) (Punjabi: ਜੀਂਦ) is a town in Jind District, Harayana state, India.
It is one of the oldest districts of Harayana. It is one of the first Sikh Kingdoms. It lies in central Haryana and is the fourth district of the Jat belt (i.e Sonipat, Rohtak, Hissar, Jind).The city is dirty. Rani Talab is the major tourist place but now sewage is dumped here with a lot of plastic bags.Therefore Rani Talab now has become dirty. Pandu-Pidara and Ramrai are the main devotional places attracting devotees for Amaavas bath.
The town was the centre of the princely state of Jind. The royal family are Sikhs of the Sidhu Jat gotra.
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The district derives its name from its headquarters town Jind that is said to be a corruption of Jaintapuri. It is also said that this town had been founded at the time of the Mahabharata. According to an old saying, the Pandavas built the Jayanti Devi Temple in honour of Jainti Devi (the goddess of victory), offered prayers for success, and then launched the battle with the Kauravas. The town grew up around the temple and was named Jaintapuri (Abode of Jainti Devi) which later on came to be known as Jind.
Jind is located at 29°19′N 76°19′E / 29.32°N 76.32°E[1]. It has an average elevation of 227 metres (744 feet).
As of the 2001 India census[2], Jind had a population of 136,089. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Jind has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%. Male literacy is 75%, and female literacy is 61%. In Jind, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Jind state was founded by descendants of Phool Haryana under the patronage and protection of the Sikh Guru (Guru Hargobind and Guru Har Rai). Jind was a state of Sikh of Siddhu Jat origin founded by the grandson of Chaudhary Phul Singh [3]. Chaudhary Phul Singh had six sons, namely, 1.Tiloka 2.Ram Singh 3.Rudh 4.Chunu 5. Jhandu and 6.Takhtmal. The area of the state was 1,259-square-mile (3,260 km2) and the annual income of Jind state was Rs 30,00,000/-.[4]
Claiming descent from Jaisal, founder of the State of Jaisalmer in 1156, the founder of this Sikh dynasty, Phul, was Chaudhri (Governor) of a country located at the south east of Delhi. Phul’s descendants founded 3 States: Patiala, Jind and Nabha.
Tiloka had two sons, namely, 1. Gurudutta, 2. Sukh Chain. Sukh Chain's descendants ruled Jind state and Gurudatta's descendants ruled Nabha state.
According to the World Statesmen website, the princely state of Jind was founded in 1763. Gajpat Singh ruled under the title of raja until 1789, then Bhag Singh until 1819, Fateh Singh until 1822, and Sangat Singh until 1834. After a vacancy of three years, Sarup Singh ruled until 1864, succeeded by Raghubir Singh, who took the title raja-i rajgan in 1881. In 1887 he was succeeded by Ranbir Singh, who became maharaja in 1911 and continued to rule the state until Independence in 1947. The last Ruler of Jind was Col. HH Farzand-i-dilband Rasikh-ul-itikad Daulat-i-inglishia Raja-i-rajgan Maharaja Sir Ranbir Singh Rajendra Bahadur.
With the emergence of Haryana as a separate State in 1966, began the real process of industrialization in the district. Several small-scale industrial units for the manufacture of radio and electrical good, fabrication of cement jallis, soap and candles, etc., were set up in urban areas. Some more important units manufacturing agricultural implements, chemicals, thermometers, surgical cotton, foundries, screws, plastic products, paper-board, coke briquettes, etc. were established after 1968. The first large-scale industrial unit was the Milk Plant at Jind, which came into existence in 1970. Another unit for the manufacture of steel products was set up in 1973. Industry in the district received a further fillip with the establishment of a cattle feed plant in 1974.
Some more important units engaged in manufacturing of items such as surgical cotton, bio-coal, rice mills, handloom & weaving tractor bushes, water taps, bread, biscuits, wooden & steel furniture, cotton yarn, medicines, leather chemicals, PVC Pipes, washing powder & soap, tin container, railway components i.e. rail elastic clips, oil refinery, vanspati ghee, sprinklers leather shoes, electric madhani, ceiling fans, cooler & general rep., foundries, tyre resole-rethreading, plastic dhana, hand-made papers, cattle feed & poultry feed, gypsum board, disposal syringes & needles, printing paper, flour mills & LPG storage & bottling have also come into existence.
Some of the Major industrial units
1) HPCL LPG Gas bottling plant (Hindustan Petroleum) [BSE:500104]
2) Vita Milk Plant,Jind [5]
3) The Jind Co-op Sugar Mills Ltd., Jind
4) Hafed Cattle Feed Plant, Jind [6]
5) Saint-Gobain India Gypsum Pvt Ltd.,Jind [7] [BSE:515043]
6) Industrial Cables (India) Ltd., Kila Zafargarh (Jind)[8] BSE:504060
7) Haryana Leather Chemicals Ltd.,Jind[9] [BSE:524080]
8) K.C Textiles Ltd.,Jind [BSE:502920]
9) Jind Surgical, Jind
10) JPR Pharmaceuticals, Jind
11) Bharat Surgical Industries,Jind
12) SJD Surgicot Pvt Ltd,Jind
13) M.M.G. Drugs,Jind
14) K. Pharmaceuticals,Jind
15) Issuzu Corrugation,Jind
16) Singh Contemporary Toys,Jind
Parliamentary Seats:Sonepat
Member of Parliament - Jitender Singh - Congress
Total Number of Constituencies for State Assembly : 6
Member of the Legislative Assembly - Dr. Harichand Midda
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Jind is a city in Haryana.
Jind is about 125 km. from Delhi, the capital of India. The area of the Jind district is 3,606 square kilometers. The city is on the Delhi-Ferozpur rail route. It is situated in the middle of Haryana The district lies in the North of Haryana between 29.03’ and 29.51’ North latitude & 75.53’ and 76.47’ East longitude. On its East and North-East lie the districts of Panipat, Karnal and Kaithal respectively. Its boundary line on the North forms the inter-state Haryana- Punjab border with Patiala and Sangurar districts of Punjab. In the West and South-West it has a common boundary with district Hisar & Fatehabad and in its South and South-East lies the district of Rohtak and Sonipat respectively. The nearest airport is at New Delhi. Jind Junction Railway Station is a prominent railhead of Haryana. National Highway 71 passes through Jind.
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