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{{About|the municipality in India|its namesake district|Jind district|other uses|}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=October 2017}}
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'''Jind''' is one of the largest and oldest cities in the Indian state of [[Haryana]]. [[Rani Talab]] is the main destination for tourists while [[Pandu]]-Pindara and [[Ramrai]] are the main religious spots, attracting devotees for the holy bath during ''[[Amavasya]]''.

The fort of Jind was built by [[Sidhu]] [[Jat]] ruler Maharaja Gajpat Singh in 1776 AD.

[[Narwana]], [[Julana]] and [[Uchana]] are fast-growing towns in Jind.

==Etymology==
Jind was named Jayantapura after the lord of victory [[Indra|Jayant]] (Indra), whom [[Pandava]]s worshipped before the [[Mahabharata]] war. According to [[oral tradition]], Pandavas built the [[Jayanti Devi Temple]] in honour of Jainti Devi (the goddess of victory, a feminine representation of Indra). They offered prayers for success and then started a battle against [[Kaurava]]. The town was built around the temple and named Jaintapuri (Abode of Jainti Devi) which was later renamed to Jind.<ref name=harsamvad1>[http://haryanasamvad.gov.in/store/document/Haryana%20Samvad%20October%202018.pdf Haryana Samvad] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181129225259/http://haryanasamvad.gov.in/store/document/Haryana%20Samvad%20October%202018.pdf |date=29 November 2018 }}, Oct 2018, p44-46.</ref>

The youngest Queen of [[Maharaja Ranjeet Singh]] and mother of Prince [[Duleep Singh]] was named after [[Jind Kaur]], who came from the nearby area.

==History==
Jind is listed in the [[Ain-i-Akbari]] as a [[pargana]] under the [[sarkar (country subdivision)|sarkar]] of [[Hisar (city)|Hisar]], producing a revenue of 5,401,749 [[dam (Indian coin)|dam]]s for the imperial treasury and supplying a force of 4000 infantry and 500 cavalry. Under its entry, the author [[Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak]] mentioned the Hindu temple in the nearby village of [[Pandara]].<ref name="Ain-i-Akbari">{{cite book |last1=Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak |last2=Jarrett |first2=Henry Sullivan (translator) |title=The Ain-i-Akbari |date=1891 |publisher=Asiatic Society of Bengal |location=Calcutta |page=294 |url=https://archive.org/details/ainiakbarivolum00mubgoog |access-date=21 January 2021}}</ref>

Maharaja Gajpat Singh, the great-grandson of Phul Singh and the founder of the [[Phulkian Misl]], established an independent Sikh kingdom by seizing a large tract of the country with Sikh armed forces, which included the territory occupied by the present district of Jind from the Afghan governor Zain Khan in 1763. In 1775, Maharaja established Jind as the capital of the state in 1776. [[Sangrur]] was chosen later as the capital of Jind State by Raja Sangat Singh (reigned 1822 to 1834). After independence, [[Jind State]] was merged with the Indian union and the territory of the district became part of the [[Sangrur district]] of the [[Patiala and East Punjab States Union]] on 15 July 1948. On 1 November 1966, Sangrur district was divided in two and the Jind and [[Narwana]] [[tehsil]]s were merged to form the Jind district. This was one of the seven districts of the newly formed Haryana state. The Jind tehsil was bifurcated further into two tehsils: Jind and [[Safidon]] in 1967.<ref name=harsamvad1/>

==Geography==
Jind is located at {{Coord|29.32|N|76.32|E|}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/10/Jind.html |title=Maps, Weather, Videos, and Airports for Jind, India |publisher=Fallingrain.com |access-date=19 October 2012}}</ref> It has an average elevation of 227 metres (744 feet). The [[Sonipat]] district is located in the east; the southern districts are [[Rohtak]] and [[Bhiwani]]; [[Hisar (city)|Hisar]] is located in the west, and the [[Kaithal]] district is located in the north.

==Demographics==
{{As of|2011}}, the Indian [[census]]<ref name="censusindia1">{{cite web|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/PopulationFinder/View_Village_Population.aspx?pcaid=438&category=M.Cl |title=View Population |publisher=Censusindia.gov.in |access-date=19 October 2012}}</ref> reported that Jind city had a population of 166,225. Males and females constituted 53.3% and 46.7% of the population, respectively. The sex ratio was measured at 877 compared to the national average of 940. The sex ratio for the zero to six year age group was at 831, which was lower than the national average of 918. Jind had an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 64.3%. Male literacy was at 80%, while female literacy was at 67%. In Jind, there were 18,825 children under six years of age who made up 11.3% of the population in 2011.<ref name="censusindia1"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=16 June 2004|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=1 November 2008|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> [[Haryanavi]], [[Hindi]] and [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] are the languages spoken by most of the people.

==Education==
There are many schools and colleges in Jind which include specialist institutions for subjects such as engineering and management. Govt. PG College and Hindu Kanya Girls Colleges are popular colleges in Jind.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://jind.gov.in/public-utility/arya-college-of-education/|title=Arya College of Education|website=Jind govt official website}}</ref>

=== Professional Institutes ===

*Chaudhary Ranbir Singh University
*Jind Polytechnic College
*Indus Institute of Engineering and Technology
*Haryana Agriculture and Training Institute
*NIELIT (Classic Computers)
*Tally Institute of Learning

=== Other Institutes ===

*Government P.G. College
*Priyadarshini Women College
*C.R Kishan College
*Hindu Girls College
*Govt College Alewa, Jind
*Govt College Julana, Jind
*Techno India Teachers Training School, Jind

=== Secondary schools ===

* Government Senior Secondary School
* S D School
* Maharaja Senior Secondary School
* Nav Durga Senior Secondary School
* DAV Centenary Public School
* Moti Lal Nehru Public School
* Ekta High School
* Indus Public School, Jind
* Lord Shiva Senior Secondary School
* Techno India Public School Jind
* [[Jai Surya High School]]
* Guru Dronacharya Public School, Jind
* Delight High School, Jind
* Govt. Sr. Secondary School Roopgarh
* Saraswati Vidya Mandir
* PARJAPATI ORGANISTATION
* Christ Raja Convent School

==Railways and Roadways==
The [[Jind Junction railway station]] is a railway junction on the Delhi-Rohtak-Narwana-Jakhal section of [[Delhi-Fazilka line]] that connects Delhi to Punjab. Other railway lines are Jind-Safidon-Panipat and Jind-Gohana-Panipat. A new upcoming railway line is Jind-Narnaund-[[Hansi]]. Trains that stop at [[Jand Junction railway station|Jind Junction]], Jind City, Narwana Junction railway stations connect to other Indian cities.

Some of the trains are:

*11449/11450 [[Jabalpur Jammu Tawi Express]] (Jabalpur — Jammu Tawi)
*12137/12138 [[Punjab Mail]] (Mumbai Cst — Firozpur Cantt)
*12455/12456 [[Shri Ganganagar - Delhi S Rohilla AC SF]] (Shri Ganganagar — Delhi)
*12481/12482 [[Intercity Exp]] (Old Delhi – Shri Ganganagar)
*13007/13008 [[U A Toofan Exp]] (Shri Ganganagar — Howrah)
*14035/14036 [[Dhauladhar Exp]] (Pathankot — Delhi)
*15609/15610 [[Avadh Assam Express|Avadh Assam Exp]] (Lalgarh Junction — Gauhati)
*16031/16032 [[Andaman Express|Andaman Exp]] (Chennai Central — Jammu Tawi)
*16317/16318 [[Himsagar Express|Himsagar Exp]] (Jammu Tawi — Kanyakumari)
*16687/16688 [[Navyug Express|Navyug Exp]] (Mangalore Central — Jammu Tawi)
*19023/19024 [[Janata Exp]] (Mumbai Central — Firozpur Cantt)
*12033/12034 [[New Delhi Ludhiana Shatabdi Express|New Delhi - Ludhiana]]
*12043/12044 [[New Delhi Moga Shatabdi Express|New Delhi - Moga]]
*12047/12048 [[New Delhi - Bathinda Shatabdi Express|New Delhi - Bathinda]]

Jind is also well connected by the road network. Privately owned buses run short routes from Jind to [[Kaithal]], [[Narwana]], [[Panipat]], Bhiwani, Rohtak, Safidon, and [[Pundri]]. Long route buses also originate and terminate there. It is located on the busy route of Delhi to Patiala and on [[National Highway 71]]. Some examples of bus routes are:
*Jind to [[Hisar (city)|Hisar]]
*Jind to [[Kaithal]]
*Jind to [[Maharana Pratap Inter State Bus Terminus|ISBT Delhi]]
*Jind to [[Amritsar]]
*Jind to [[Panipat]]
*Jind to [[Gurgaon]]
*Jind to [[Chandigarh]]

The nearest airport is [[IGI Airport]], New Delhi approximately 140 km away from Jind.

==Visitor attractions==
Tourist sites and places for pilgrimage in Jind include:
* [[Bhuteshwar Temple]] at Rani Talab, Jind.
* Ramrai Village In Jind, [[Ramahrid Tirth]] [[Parashuram Mandir]]
* Baba Gaibi Sahab Mandir Bhongra
* Baba Gaibi Sahab Mandir Roopgarh
* Baba Mansnath Temple at Chhattar
* Mata Mansa Devi Mandir, (Somanāth), Safidon Gate
* Herbal Park, Gohana Road
* Ekalavya Stadium, Jind
* Arjuna Stadium, Jind
* Dhanda Kheri Village Talab
* Rani Talab, Jind
* Ashwini Kumara Tirtha Assan
* Bhuteshwara Temple
* Baba Ponkar Temple ([[Ponkeri Kheri|Ponkar Kheri]])
* Ekahamsa
*[[Jayanti Devi Temple|Jayanthi Devi Tempele]]
* Munjavata Tirtha
* [[Pindara Tirtha]] (in series of [[48 kos parikrama of Kurukshetra]])
* Pushkara Tirtha (Ponkar Kheri)
* Ramsar Tirtha (Kuchrana Kalan)
* Vanshmoolak Tirtha (Barsola)
* Varaha Tirtha
* Yakshini Tirtha
* Dada Khera (Jajwan)
* Bitha Mandir [[Naguran]]
* Jamani jamdagni rishi mandir (prachin Tirtha Sthal)
* Gurudwara Shri Guru Tegbahadur Sahib
* Dada Khera (Dhanda Kheri)
* Shiv Mandir (Dhanda Kheri)
* Shiv Mandir (Sangatpura)
* Baba Jitgiri Ji Mandir Kakrod
* SHIV YUVA CLUB BANIYA KHERA

==See also==
*[[Alewa]]
*[[Rohtak]]
*[[Safidon]]
*[[Julana]]
*[[Meham]]
*[[Gohana]]
*[[Sonipat]]
*[[Narwana]]
*[[Pillu Khera]]
*[[Rakhigarhi]]
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==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Wikivoyage}}
*[http://jind.nic.in/ Official Jind Web site]
*[http://www.jindcity.com Jind City - Photographs, Event and more about Jind]
*[https://helloaskme.com/ Jind Directory]

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