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Jind district
Jind district is one of the 23 districts of Haryana state in northern India. Jind town is the administrative headquarters of the district. It is part of Hisar Division and was created in 1966.
The district derives its name from its headquarters town Jind that is said to be derived from Jaintapuri. It is also said that this town had been founded at the time of the Mahabharata. According to a legend, the Pandavas built a 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.
Raja Gajpat Singh, a great-grandson of Chaudhary Phul Singh Sidhu Jat and the founder of the Phulkian Misl, established a kingdom by seizing a large tract of the country, which included the territory occupied by the present district of Jind, from the Afghan governor Zain Khan in 1763 and created Jind city, the capital of the state in 1776. He built a fort there in 1775. Later, Sangrur was chosen as the capital of Jind State by Raja Sangat Singh (reigned 1822 to 1834).
Zafargarh Fort (Quilla Jafargarh), built as a security post by rulers of Jind State, now lies in ruin and except the boundary wall of the fort the rest of the building has been destroyed. It lies south of Julana few meters southeast of the intersection of Jind-Rohtak NH-352 and NH-152D Trans-Haryana Expressway. In 2025, Haryana government announced a INR 95 crore restoration plan for upgrade of 20 monuments across the state including the Jind Fort and Zafargarh Fort.
After Independence, Jind and Patiala States were merged into the Indian Union on 15 July 1948, the Jind Tahsil of Jind State and mostly Narwana Tahsil of Patiala State were reorganized to form two new tahsils: Jind and Narwana in Sangrur district, which became part of the newly formed Patiala and East Punjab States Union (PEPSU).
During the reorganization of Punjab on 1 November 1966, Sangrur district was divided, and the Jind and Narwana tahsils were transferred to the newly created state of Haryana. These tahsils were combined to form the new Jind district, one of the seven original districts of Haryana. In 1967, Jind Tahsil was further split into two separate tahsils: Jind and Safidon.
In January 1973, 54 villages were transferred from Kaithal Tahsil of Karnal district to Jind district—43 to Jind, 5 to Safidon, and 6 to Narwana Tahsil. In 1974, the village of Barsola was also added to Jind Tahsil from Hansi Tahsil in Hisar district.
The district comprises three sub-divisions: Jind, Narwana and Safidon. Jind sub-division is further divided into three tehsils: Jind, Julana and Alewa (sub-tehsil). Narwana sub-division is further divided into two tehsils: Narwana and Uchana (sub-tehsil), and Safidon sub-division is also divided into two tehsils: Safidon and Pillu-Khera (sub-tehsil).
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Jind district
Jind district is one of the 23 districts of Haryana state in northern India. Jind town is the administrative headquarters of the district. It is part of Hisar Division and was created in 1966.
The district derives its name from its headquarters town Jind that is said to be derived from Jaintapuri. It is also said that this town had been founded at the time of the Mahabharata. According to a legend, the Pandavas built a 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.
Raja Gajpat Singh, a great-grandson of Chaudhary Phul Singh Sidhu Jat and the founder of the Phulkian Misl, established a kingdom by seizing a large tract of the country, which included the territory occupied by the present district of Jind, from the Afghan governor Zain Khan in 1763 and created Jind city, the capital of the state in 1776. He built a fort there in 1775. Later, Sangrur was chosen as the capital of Jind State by Raja Sangat Singh (reigned 1822 to 1834).
Zafargarh Fort (Quilla Jafargarh), built as a security post by rulers of Jind State, now lies in ruin and except the boundary wall of the fort the rest of the building has been destroyed. It lies south of Julana few meters southeast of the intersection of Jind-Rohtak NH-352 and NH-152D Trans-Haryana Expressway. In 2025, Haryana government announced a INR 95 crore restoration plan for upgrade of 20 monuments across the state including the Jind Fort and Zafargarh Fort.
After Independence, Jind and Patiala States were merged into the Indian Union on 15 July 1948, the Jind Tahsil of Jind State and mostly Narwana Tahsil of Patiala State were reorganized to form two new tahsils: Jind and Narwana in Sangrur district, which became part of the newly formed Patiala and East Punjab States Union (PEPSU).
During the reorganization of Punjab on 1 November 1966, Sangrur district was divided, and the Jind and Narwana tahsils were transferred to the newly created state of Haryana. These tahsils were combined to form the new Jind district, one of the seven original districts of Haryana. In 1967, Jind Tahsil was further split into two separate tahsils: Jind and Safidon.
In January 1973, 54 villages were transferred from Kaithal Tahsil of Karnal district to Jind district—43 to Jind, 5 to Safidon, and 6 to Narwana Tahsil. In 1974, the village of Barsola was also added to Jind Tahsil from Hansi Tahsil in Hisar district.
The district comprises three sub-divisions: Jind, Narwana and Safidon. Jind sub-division is further divided into three tehsils: Jind, Julana and Alewa (sub-tehsil). Narwana sub-division is further divided into two tehsils: Narwana and Uchana (sub-tehsil), and Safidon sub-division is also divided into two tehsils: Safidon and Pillu-Khera (sub-tehsil).
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