Julana | |
|---|---|
Town | |
| Nickname: Heart Of Haryana | |
  Julana Location in Haryana, India  Julana Julana (India) | |
| Coordinates: 29°08′00″N 76°25′00″E / 29.1333°N 76.4167°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Haryana |
| District | Jind |
| Government | |
| • MLA | Amarjeet Dhanda |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 18,755 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 126101 |
| Telephone code | 01683 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-HR |
| Vehicle registration | HR |
| Website | haryana |
Julana is a municipal committee town in the Jind district in the Haryana state of India. It is positioned in the Interior of Haryana and is usually known as the Heart of Haryana. It is the administrative headquarters of Julana Tehsil, located in the middle of Rohtak and Jind on NH 71.
30 villages in total come under the Tehsil 'Julana' including Nandgarh, Rajgarh, Malvi, Deshkhera, Jhamola, Karela, Bakhta Khera, Garhwali, Jai Jaiwanti, Khrarainti, Shadipur, Gatauli, Brahmanwas, Karsola, Lajwana, Budha Khera Lather, Ramkali, and Hathwala among others. Here, the majority of people belong to Gotra Lather. The local panchayat of Lather consists of 8 villages: Rajgarh, Karsola, Deskhera, Julana, Shadipur, Budha Khera Lather, Lajwana, and Brahmanwas.
The town has two-grain markets, generally called the old grain market and the new grain market. The new grain market is spread across several acres and is planned to avoid traffic jams, especially during the Kharif season. The town has a vegetable market situated on the Main Jind-Rohtak road (NH-71) about 2.5 km from the main Bus Stand. Bus Service to Delhi, Gurgaon, and Jind are available by Haryana Roadways, PRTC, and private buses. There is a railway station along with the bus stand. Besides passenger trains, some express trains also stop here, e.g. Udyan Abha Toofan Express, Janta Express, Andaman Express, Himsagar Express, and Navyug Express.
Shri Sanatan Dharam Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya is the main Sanskrit institute of north India which is situated in Julana. Besides Government Boys and Girls Senior Secondary Schools, many private schools have also been opened to meet educational needs. A college has also been built by the government of Haryana opening 2006-2007. It is situated on Karsola Road near a small canal (Minor). Co-education is provided in subjects of arts, commerce, computer application (BCA), etc.
Smt. Nisha Singla is the present chairperson of the Municipal committee of Julana.[1]