During the British era (1901), Jind State was divided into two
nizāmats (districts):
Sangrur and
Jind. Each nizāmat was further subdivided into
tahsils, which were not contiguous with each other, The State contained 7 towns and 439 villages, with a total physical area of 1,268 square miles:
I. Sangrur Tahsil Sangrur Tahsil was one of the three tahsils of Jind State and was part of the Sangrur Nizāmat. It was not in one piece but made up of four separate areas, surrounded by
British territory and lands of
Patiala and
Nabha States. •
The Sangrur Ilāqa was the main region of the state and included the capital town of Sangrur. It was bordered to the North:
Patiala and
Nabha territories, East: Bhawanigarh Nizāmat of
Patiala ,South: Sunam Tahsil of
Patiala and the village of Khadial (Kaithal Tahsil, Karnal District – former
Kaithal state enclave), West: Barnala Tahsil of
Patiala & Dhanaula Thana of
Nabha. The ilāqa comprised 1
Sangrur town and 43 villages including Ghabdan, badrukha village, covering 109 square miles, with a population of 36,598 according to the 1901 Census. Today, this area forms part of Sunam and Sangrur tahsils in
Sangrur district. •
The Kularan Ilāqa was located about 20 miles east of Sangrur and was almost completely surrounded by
Patiala territory, with one side bordering Kaithal Tahsil. It included 33 villages, had a population of 14,976, and covered an area of 66 square miles. It is located near the town of Samana and today is part of Samana Tahsil in
Patiala district. •
The Wazidpur Ilāqa was a small, fragmented area made up of two parts of Jind State. The northern part had four villages, and the southern part had three villages, Total 7 villages. The area covered just 9 square miles and had a population of 2,361 in 1901. Today, these areas are near Patiala town, between Patiala and Samana, and part of
Patiala district. •
The Balanwali Ilāqa was a large, detached area located 48 miles west of Sangrur, made up of three separate parts of state territory, Together, the Balanwali Ilāqa covered 57 square miles and had a population of 10,746 in 1901. • The main area included the town of Balanwali and 10 villages. It was bordered on the northeast by Nabha State, on the east and south by Patiala, and on the west by the Mehraj pargana of Moga Tahsil in Ferozepore District. Today, this area is part of Rampura Phul Tahsil in
Bathinda district. • Another part lay to the north, containing the large village of Dialpura, held as Jagir by the Sardars of Dailpura. It was bordered by
Nabha on the southeast, the Mehraj pargana of Ferozepore on the southwest, and Patiala on the northwest. Today, it falls within Rampura Tahsil of
Bathinda district and is known as Dyalpura Mirza village and its surrounding area. • The third part, south of Balanwali, included two isolated villages, Mansa and Burj, both surrounded entirely by
Patiala territory. Today, these villages are part of Maur Tahsil,
Bathinda district, known as Mansa Kalana and Burj village. The tahsil of Sangrur lies almost entirely in the great tract known as the Jangal, with only seven villages around wazidpur situated in the Pawadh region. At that time, Sangrur Tahsil included 95 villages and 2 towns (Sangrur, Balanwali), covering a total area of 241 square miles (19% of the state) with a population of 64,681 (22.93% of the state) in 1901. Today, the former Sangrur Tahsil of Jind State lies entirely in
Punjab, India with parts falling within
Sangrur,
Patiala &
Bathinda District.
II. Jind Tahsil Jind Tahsil was a compact and connected triangular part of state, unlike Sangrur Tahsil, which was divided into parts. It was mostly surrounded by
British and
Patiala state territories and bordered by: North: Narwana Tahsil (
Patiala state) and Kaithal Tahsil (Karnal), East: Panipat Tahsil (Karnal), South-East: Gohana Sub-Tahsil(Rohtak), South: Rohtak Tahsil (Rohtak), West: Hansi Tahsil (Hissar District). Villages in Jind Tahsil were historically grouped into tappās, The tappās in Jind Tahsil were: Jind Tahsil lies entirely in the Bangar region. It included the two towns of Jind and Safidon, along with 163 villages. The tahsil covered 464 square miles area (36.62% of the state) and had a population of 124,954 (44.3% of the state) in 1901. Today, the entire tahsil lies in
Haryana, within
Jind district.
III. Dadri Tahsil Dādri Tahsil was also a compact and contiguous part of State, unlike Sangrur Tahsil, in parts. It lay to the south of Jind Tahsil and was separated from it by Rohtak Tahsil of
British territory, making it another enclave of the state. This tahsil was bordered by: East: Jhajjar Tahsil (Rohtak), North-West: Bhawani Tahsil (Hissar District) South:
Duana State, Bawal Nizāmat (
Nabha State) & Mahendragarth Nizāmat (
Patiala State), West:
Loharu State. Villages in Dadri Tahsil were also grouped into tappās, The tappās in Jind Tahsil were: Dadri Tahsil lies in the Bagar region, Historically and in the present day, it is also known as Dalmia Dadri or Charkhi Dadri. It included 3 towns (Dadri, Kalyana, Baund) and 181 villages, covering a total area of 562 square miles (44.35% of the state) and had a population of 120,451 (32.75%) according to the 1901 census. Today, the entire tahsil lies in
Haryana, mostly within
Charkhi Dadri district. == Demographics ==