Jagadhri
City in Haryana, India
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Jagadhri is a city and a municipal council in the Yamunanagar district of the Indian state of Haryana. The town is adjacent to the city of Yamunanagar, around 90 km from Chandigarh, the capital city of Haryana state.
Jagadhri | |
|---|---|
City | |
| Haryanvi language | |
An old market road of Jagadhri in Yamunanagar (Haryana) | |
  Jagadhri Location in Haryana, India  Jagadhri Jagadhri (India) | |
| Coordinates: 30.168°N 77.301°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Haryana |
| District | Yamunanagar |
| Established | 20 june |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| • Body | Yamunanagar Municipal Corporation |
| Elevation | 281 m (922 ft) |
| Population (2001)[1] | |
• Total | 124,894 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Regional Haryanvi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 135003 |
| Telephone code | 1732 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-HR |
| Vehicle registration | HR-02 |
| Website | haryana |
Etymology
Jagadhri may be named after Yugandhari, legendary king of the Yugandharas.[2]
Demographics
As of 2011 Indian Census, Jagadhri had 26,716 households with a total population of 124,894 of which 67,685 were male and 57,209 were females. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 14,011. The total number of literates in Jagadhri was 94,468, which constituted 75.6% of the population with male literacy of 78.3% and female literacy of 72.5%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Jagadhri was 85.2%, of which male literacy rate was 88.3% and female literacy rate was 81.5%. The Scheduled Castes population was 15,460.[1]
Education
Local schools include:
- Maharaja Agrasen College, Jagadhri
- Maharaja Agrasen Institute of Management and Technology
- Mukand Lal National College
- S.D. Public School, Jagadhri
- St. Thomas school, Jagadhri
- St. Lawerence International School
- Sacred Heart School, Jagadhri