Jamni

Jamni
village
Jamni
Village of Jamni, Jind district, Haryana
Jamni
Jamni (India)
Coordinates: 29°20′33″N 76°24′11″E / 29.3423615°N 76.4029389°E / 29.3423615; 76.4029389
Country India
StateHaryana
DistrictJind district
Elevation
230 m (750 ft)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi and Punjabi, English, Haryanvi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone code01686
ISO 3166 codeIN-HR
Vehicle registrationHR
TalukaPillukhera
Distance from Chandigarh178 kilometres (111 mi)
Distance from Jind20 kilometres (12 mi)
Websiteharyana.gov.in
Pin Code : 126113
Post Office Name : Jamni, Pillukhera

Jamni is a village in Pillukhera tehsil in Jind district of Haryana State, India.[1][2] It belongs to the Hisar division. It is located 20 km east of the district headquarters, Jind; 3 km from Pillukhera; and 178 km from the state capital, Chandigarh.

Villages near Jamni are Dhatrath (4 km), Taloda (4 km), Kalwa (5 km), Pilu Khera (5 km), Pillukhera (5 km). Jamni is surrounded by Alewa Tehsil to the north, Safidon Tehsil to the east, Jind Tehsil to the west, and Assandh Tehsil to the north. Jind, Safidon, Assandh, Gohana are the nearby cities to Jamni.

Demographics

About 4000 people live in Jamni. Haryanvi dialect is spoken here. It is one of the villages of Singroha Jats. Jats are the single largest community in village, numbering at least twice as many as any other group. Other castes include Mali, Bairagi, and Brahmin, among others.

Transport

Pillukhera and Siwaha are the nearest railway stations to Jamni. The village lies on the bank of the Hansi Branch Canal. It is connected by road to Safidon and Bibipur.[3]

Education

There are several colleges near Jamni: K.m.govt. College, Dav Polytechnical College, Sir Chotu Ram Polytechnic College, Govt.P. G. College and Government College. There is a secondary school in Jamni, G. H. S. Jamni. There is an animal husbandry school in the village.

References

  1. ^ "Jind". - Census of India, Government of India.
  2. ^ "jind district gazetteer". Revenue Department, Haryana, 15 August 1979.
  3. ^ Haryana (India) (1986). Haryana District Gazetteers: Jind. Haryana Gazetteers Organization. p. 123.