Jamni
Jamni | |
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  Jamni Village of Jamni, Jind district, Haryana | |
| Coordinates: 29°20′33″N 76°24′11″E / 29.3423615°N 76.4029389°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Haryana |
| District | Jind district |
| Elevation | 230 m (750 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi and Punjabi, English, Haryanvi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Telephone code | 01686 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-HR |
| Vehicle registration | HR |
| Taluka | |
| Distance from Chandigarh | 178 kilometres (111 mi) |
| Distance from Jind | 20 kilometres (12 mi) |
| Website | haryana |
| 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 Hisar Division. It is located 20 km towards the east from district headquarters Jind. 3 km from Pillukhera. 178 km from State capital Chandigarh. Jamni's Pin code is 126113 and postal head office is Pillukhera.
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 towards the north, Safidon Tehsil towards the east, Jind Tehsil towards the west, Assandh Tehsil towards the North. Jind, Safidon, Assandh, Gohana are the nearby cities to Jamni.A.Duhan
History[]
Jamni is the land of Mahrishi Jamadagni (or Jamdagni, Sanskrit: जमदग्नि) who is the father of Parashurama, the sixth incarnation of Vishnu. There is a temple of Rishi and his wife Renuka, which had 47 acres of fertile land. People of various castes such as jaat Saini (सैनी), Bairagi (Swami), Jat or Brahmins with nearly equal in number live here. People of other caste are also found. This village is very peaceful. All kind of people live here in a very strong brotherhood.
Popular Personalities[]
Jamni is a village of educated and well-awarded people. The people born in this village have earned a name in various fields and have held positions at high ranks. Their details are as follows: Shri Bhora - Famous Personality, Shri Ruli Ram - Ex-MLA, Swami Dharmdev Shastri - Famous Priest, Shri Surajbhan - SRM, FCI department, Shri Omprakash - Director, Audit Department, Shri Mangeram - OSD Chief Minister, Haryana and Shri Balwan Singh - Superintending Engineer(SE), Electricity Board.
This village has also been the birthplace of many philanthropists who have worked for the development of the village. A few of them have been listed below: Smt. Chhotto - Tirth Ghat Construction, Smt. Gomti - Tirth Ghat Construction, Shri Prakash - Hanuman Temple Construction in Ramkuti, Shri Jaikishan - Shani Dev Temple Construction and Smt. Hoshiyari Devi - Tirth Dwar Construction.
Demographics[]
About 4000 people live in Jamni. Haryanvi dialect is spoken here. People from Bairagi (Swami),Brahmin and Jat are almost equal in number. Other caste people are also found.
Transport[]
Pillukhera Railway Station, Siwaha Railway Station are the nearby railway stations to Jamni. However Panipat Jn Railway Station is major railway station 51 km near to Jamni. The village is on the bank of 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 Poltechnical 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[]
- ^ "Jind". - Census of India, Government of India.
- ^ "jind district gazetteer". Revenue Department, Haryana, 15 August 1979.
- ^ Haryana (India) (1986). Haryana District Gazetteers: Jind. Haryana Gazetteers Organization. p. 123.
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