Jind District, Haryana

Jind is an administrative district in Haryana, India. The district is located about 160 km from Chandigarh, the capital of Haryana. Its administrative headquarters is in Jind. Hindi and Haryanvi are the major languages spoken in the district. The district covers a total area of 2,702 km², including 2,626.74 km² of rural area and 75.26 km² of urban area.

List of Tehsils in Jind District

Jind District is divided into 7 Tehsils for administrative and revenue purposes. In total, there are 305 villages under these tehsils. The table below lists each tehsil along with village count and area.

Sl. No.TehsilVillagesArea (km²)
1Alewa28—
2Jind70817.35
3Julana30263.13
4Narwana591,132.19
5Pillukhera St27—
6Safidon44489.33
7Uchana47—

Population of Jind District

According to the 2011 Census, Jind District had a population of 13,34,152 people living in 2,49,736 households. The population comprised 7,13,006 males and 6,21,146 females, with an average population density of 494 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Total Population13,34,15210,28,5693,05,583
Male Population7,13,0065,50,5191,62,487
Female Population6,21,1464,78,0501,43,096
Total Households2,49,7361,90,87558,861
Population Density494 / km²392 / km²4,060 / km²

Jind District had 8,32,758 literate people and 1,68,554 children in the 0–6 age group. The Scheduled Caste (SC) population was 2,82,351. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Child Population (Age 0–6)1,68,5541,31,39037,164
Literate Population8,32,7586,17,7152,15,043
Illiterate Population5,01,3944,10,85490,540
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population2,82,3512,28,80453,547
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population000

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.