Jind City Heart of Haryana

Geographical details

Jind City is situated 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.

Distance from Jind

Delhi - 124 Km ,Ambala-165 Km

Bhiwani-80 Km

Chandigarh-195 Km

Faridabad-154 Km

Gurgaon-139 Km

Hisar-67 Km

Hodel-215 Km

Jagadhari-143 Km

Kalka-227 Km

Karnal-82 Km

Kurukshetra-118 Km

Laharu-137 Km

Mahindergarh-152Km

Dabwali-217 Km

Narnaul-178 Km

Panipat-64 Km

Rewari-132 Km

Rohtak-53 Km

Sirsa-157 Km

Sonipat-79 Km

General Information

Jind, which is an important district headquarter, is an erstwhile princely state. In history it was known first as Jayanti Nagri and then as Jayantpuri. With the passage of time, it came to be called Jind. It is said that the Indra’s Lord Raja Jayant, worshipped the Goddess Mother for her boon of victory in the Jayanti Devi temple, which is situated on the bank of western bank of Yamuna canal in Jind . Because of that temple, the city came to be called Jind.

It is said that the land of Jind is sacred as well as impious. According to a legend , when the Pandavas reached this land with their mother Kunti, after the Mahabharta War, Mata Kunti expressed her desire to get married again. It was due to the impious effect of this city on her.

On the way they came across a sadhu who asked them to leave this city at once. As soon as the Pandavas left the Jayantpuri, mata Kunti became calm and her desire to get married again left her.

According to archaeologists, there are hints that this city was ruined five times and them it flourished again. In the Ramayana, Lord Rama passed from this city when he came to win Sita’s hand in the Sawayamvar by breaking the Shiva’s Bow. In the Treta epoch, Bhagwan Parshuram had fought his battle against injustice at this land. Even now thousands of pilgrims converge at Ramrai , which is a place of pilgrimage about eight kilometers from Jind.

In village Pindara, near Jind, Dharamaraj Yudhishtra came to offer pinds for his relatives who were killed in the Mahabharta war. During the War, Duryadhana hid himself inside a pond in the Ikkas village near Jind, but Bhima found him out and killed him.

An important tourist as well as pilgrimage centre of Jind is the Bhuteshwar Temple or Rani Talab. It is built on the pattern of the Golden Temple of Amritsar. It is said that the king of Jind got it built so that his queen could take bath here. In the middle of the talab, there is the temple of Lord Shiva. The devout persons converge here on auspicious days. The temple has in its premises different idols of gods and goddesses which are unique in themselves

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