Jagraon
Jagraon | |
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Town | |
  Jagraon Location in Punjab, India  Jagraon Jagraon (India) | |
| Coordinates: 30°47′N 75°29′E / 30.78°N 75.48°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Punjab |
| District | Ludhiana |
| Government | |
| • MLA (Member Legislative Assembly) | Saravjit Kaur Manuke AAP |
| Elevation | 234 m (768 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 65,240 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 142026 |
| Telephone code | +91 1624 |
| Vehicle registration | PB 25 |
Jagraon is a city and a municipal council, a rural police district and a sub-division of the Ludhiana district in the Indian state of Punjab. Jagraon is more than three centuries old.[citation needed] Jagraon is at almost the geographical center of the state, 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) from the Satluj River. It is 37 km (23 mi) from its district headquarters Ludhiana, 29 km (18 mi) from Moga, 31 km (19 mi) from Nakodar and 54 miles from Barnala.
History and religious significance
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Jagraon is the home of Lala Lajpat Rai, a well-known figure in the Indian Independence movement, who greatly influenced Bhagat Singh. His house is now a municipal library. The chiefs of Jagraon, according to Major Charles Francis Massy's Chiefs and Families of Note in the Punjab, were Chandravanshi Rajputs, the last being Rai Inayat Khan, the custodian of Guru Sahib's Ganga Sagar at the time of the Partition of India in 1947. Rai Aziz Ullah Khan ex-MP (MNA) in Pakistan is the grandson of Rai Inayat Khan.[1] Soldier Havildar Ishar Singh, who fought the Battle of Saragarhi in 1897, was also a native of Jagraon.[2]
Jagraon is most famous for Roshni Mela which is held at the mazar of Peer Baba Mohkumdeen. This event sees the attendance of thousands of people from all over Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh [3]
Geography and connectivity
[edit]Jagraon is located at 30°47′N 75°29′E / 30.78°N 75.48°E.[4] It has an average elevation of 234 metres (768 ft).
Education
[edit]There are many great schools and colleges in Jagraon. Swami Roop Chand Jain Sr. Secondary Public School and Sanmati Vimal Jain Senior Secondary School are amongst the top schools in Jagraon. There are many colleges focusing Science, Engineering, Commerce and Arts subjects in Jagraon where the locals and students from neighboring villages come to study. Lajpat Rai DAV College and Sanmati Govt. College of Science Education and Research are top colleges in Jagraon. Sanmati Govt. College of Science was established in 1968 and is the only govt. college in Punjab where purely science education is imparted up to the post graduate level.
Demographics
[edit]According to the 2001 Indian census,[5] Jagraon had a population of 60,106. Males constituted 53% of the population and females 47%. Jagraon had an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 71%, and female literacy is 65%. In Jagraon, 11% of the population was under 6 years of age.
The table below shows the population of different religious groups in Jagraon city and their gender ratio, as of 2011 census.
| Religion | Total | Female | Male | Gender ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sikh | 34,828 | 16,670 | 18,158 | 918 |
| Hindu | 28,501 | 13,314 | 15,187 | 876 |
| Muslim | 870 | 364 | 506 | 719 |
| Jain | 529 | 258 | 271 | 952 |
| Christian | 237 | 118 | 119 | 991 |
| Buddhist | 14 | 5 | 9 | 555 |
| Other religions | 74 | 36 | 38 | 947 |
| Not stated | 187 | 88 | 99 | 888 |
| Total | 65,240 | 30,853 | 34,387 | 889 |
See also
[edit]- Akhara
- Chakar
- Ghalab
- Ludhiana
- Mullanpur Dakha
- Sujapur village
- S. Govt. College of Science Education and Research
References
[edit]- ^ "Major Charles Francis Massy, Chiefs and Families of Note in the Punjab, 1890, 1909 and 1940.Ludhiana Dist. Gazetteer 1888-89, 1904 and 1935(Administration and Statistical). Mahan Kosh by Bhai Kahan Singh Nabha p1037, p311. Encyclopaedia Of Sikhism by Prof Harbans Singh vol 11 p416. The Sikh Ref Book by Dr Harjinder Singh Dilgeer p 464, 196."
- ^ Sharma, Chirali (5 February 2019). "Who Was Havildar Ishar Singh, The Man Who Led 20 Sikh Soldiers Against 10,000 Afghans?". ED Times | The Youth Blog. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Ludhiana Stories". www.tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Jagraon
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- ^ https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11389, India - C-01: Population by religious community, Punjab - 2011, Jagraon (M Cl)