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
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