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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 Jat belt (i.e Sonipat, Rohtak, Hissar,
Jind).City is clean. Rani Talab is main tourist place and
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 gotra.
Origin and name
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 Mahabharta. According to an old
saying the Pandavas built 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.
Demographics
As of 2001 India census,
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.
Princely Jind
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
grandson of Chaudhary Phul Singh. Chaudhary Phul Singh
had six sons namely, 1.Tiloka 2.Ram Singh 3.Rudh 4.Chunu 5.
Jhandu and 6.Takhtmal. Area of the state was
1,259-square-mile (3,260 km2) and annual income of Jind
state was Rs 30,00,000/-.
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 raja until 1789, then
Bhag Singh until 1819, Fateh Singh until 1822, 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.
Industry in Jind
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 mils & LPG storage & bottling have also come into
existence.
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Some of Major industrial units
1) HPCL LPG Gas bottling plant
(Hindustan Petroleum)
2) Vita Milk Plant,Jind
3) The Jind Co-op Sugar Mills
Ltd., Jind
4) Hafed Cattle Feed Plant, Jind
5) Saint-Gobain India Gypsum Pvt
Ltd.,Jind
6) Industrial Cables (India)
Ltd., Kila Zafargarh (Jind)
7) Haryana Leather Chemicals
Ltd.,Jind
8) K.C Textiles Ltd.,Jind
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
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Dr. Hari Chand Midha
M.L.A., Jind
Sh.
Jitender Malik
M.P., Sonepat
STD Code
01681
Pin Code
126 102
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