The district headquarters is situated in Jind town. Other smaller towns are Narwana, Safidon and Uchana. The total area of Jind district as 2,702 square kilometres and its population is 11,89,725.
The town headquarters of the district is situated on the Ferozepur- Delhi section of Northern Railway, 123 kilometres away from Delhi and 57 kilometres away from Rohtak. It is also connected by road to Delhi, Patiala, Chandigarh and other important towns of the state.
The town has Arjun stadium, milk plant, cattle feed plant, Bulbul restaurant and a large grain market. There are facilities for the stay at rest house, canal rest house and market committee rest house, e town has schools, colleges, hospitals and other basic amenities. Jind is noted for its numerous temples for the worship of Lord Shiva.
The town dates back to the Mahabharata period. According to the legend, the Pandavas built a temple in the honour of Jainti Devi (the Goddess of Victory) at this place. They offered prayers for success in their battle against the Kauravas. The town grew up around the temple and was named Jaintapuri, (the above of Jainti Devi). In course of time, the name was corrupted to become Jind.
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Raja Gajpat Singh seized a large tract of the region including the present districts of Jind from the Afghans in 1755. He made Jind the Capital of the state in 1776. He also built a fort here in 1775. Later, Sangrur was chosen as Capital of Jind State by Raja Sangat Singh (1822 A.D. to 1834 A.D.).