Jind
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Jind is one of the largest and oldest cities in Jind district in the Indian state of Haryana. It is the administrative headquarter of Jind district. 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.
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- Locality
- Jind
- Region
- Haryana
- Country
- India
- Population
- 167,592
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
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Key facts
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- Jind
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- City
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- Jind Hansi Branch Canal (Old Chautang).jpg
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- View of Canal in Jind, Haryana, India
- Settlement.nickname
- Heart of Haryana
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- Jind on map of Haryana
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- India Haryana#India
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- right
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- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
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- District
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- Before Division
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- Ruled by Raja of Patiala State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Haryana
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- Jind
- Settlement.named_for
- Jayanti (Daughter of Indra)
- Settlement.government_type
- Municipal Council
- Settlement.governing_body
- Municipal Council Jind
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Wikidata facts
- Elevation
- 227
- Image
- RaniTalab.png
- Dialing code
- 1681
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- Commons category
- Jind (city)
- postal code
- 126102
- P12749
- Macchi C.202 Folgore
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Travel guide
Understand
Jind is about from Delhi, the capital of India. The area of the Jind district is 3,606 square kilometres. The city is on the Delhi-Ferozpur rail route. On its east and northeast lie the districts of Panipat, Karnal and Kaithal respectively. Its boundary line on the north forms the interstate Haryana-Punjab border with Patiala and Sangurar districts of Punjab. In the west and southwest it has a common boundary with district Hisar and Fatehabad and in its south and southeast lies the district of Rohtak and Sonipat respectively.
Get in
The nearest airport is at New Delhi. Jind Junction Railway Station is a prominent railhead of Haryana. National Highway 71 passes through Jind.
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Article
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- Etymology
- History
- Geography
- Demographics
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Jind is one of the largest and oldest cities in Jind district in the Indian state of Haryana. It is the administrative headquarter of Jind district. 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.
==Etymology== Jind was named Jayantapura after the victory of Lord Jayant (Indra), whom Pandavas worshipped before the Mahabharata war. According to oral tradition, Pandavas built the Jayanti Devi Temple in honour of Jyanti Devi (the goddess of victory, daughter of Indra). The temple is in the centre and whole Jind city was built around it. They offered prayers for success and then started a battle against Kaurava. The town was built around the temple and named Jayantapuri (Abode of Jyanti Devi) which was later renamed to Jind. After Pandavas won the Kurukshetra War they again returned back and stayed here for 14 years in the wait for Somavati Amawasya. The village Pandu Pindara at the outskirts of Jind city is named after the same.
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