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{{Infobox settlement
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Yamunanagar district|Yamunanagar]]
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'''Jagadhri''' is a city and a [[municipal council]] in the [[Yamunanagar district]] of the [[States and union territories of India|Indian state]] of [[Haryana]]. This town lies adjacent to the city of [[Yamunanagar]]. The demarcation line between the two is difficult to discern. Jagadhri is around 100 km away from [[Chandigarh]], the capital city of Haryana state. 

==Etymology==
Jagadhri, corrupted form of its old name Yugandhari, was named after the king of the Yugandharas. Yugandharas find mention in [[Mahabharata]] as well as Buddhist texts as region with warriors or mountains. Yugandhara likely was used for a region inhabited by a tribe of that name and it comprised some mountainous tracts also which were given the same name.<ref name=sadh2>[http://haryanajobalert.com/Admin/Upload/YJQMLC7Wyamunanagar.pdf Yamunanagar History], Gazatteer of Haryana: Yamunanagar.</ref>

==History==
Excavations have found the punch marked square coins, a Greek [[Greek drachma|hemidrachm]] coin of [[Indo-Greek Kingdom|Indo-Greek king]] [[Apollodotus I]] or [[Apollodotus II]] (1st and 2nd century BCE ) and one of [[Antimachus I]]/[[Antimachus II]] (2nd century BCE), a gold coin of [[Samudragupta]] (ruled 336-380 CE) and other coins of the period up to the [[Prithviraj Chauhan]] and [[Tomara dynasty]] kings of Delhi. It was likely the capital city of a [[Janapada]].<ref name=sadh2/>
There are few places which have signs of [[Ashoka]] like [[Topra Kalan|Topra kalan]], Chaneti, Sugh and [[Lohgarh]]. Topra kalan is the place where the Ashoka pillar having Pali inscriptions was originally installed by Ashoka. This pillar was uprooted by Mughal invader [[Firuz Shah Tughlaq|Ferozeshah Tughlaq]] and was moved to Delhi and reinstalled. Chaneti has one full size Buddhist stupa excavated similar to those found in saanchi and sarnath. Sugh also had signs of Buddhism which have been razed by local natives. Lohgarh is the place where [[Banda Singh Bahadur]] established the first [[Sikh]] capital of the world and the Sikh kingdom coins were also minted here.

The town was known historically for its metal work and brass ware including utensils. Nowadays{{when|date=July 2015}} production of brass ware has fallen off, due to high costs and the city has successfully transitioned to the manufacture of aluminium and stainless steel products. Moreover, Jagadhri has also witnessed the growth of a new timber trade in the last decade.{{when|date=July 2015}}

There are many old temples, such as LathMar Mandir, Khera Mandir, Gauri Shankar Mandir and Guga Madi Mandir, Devi Mandir (Mansa Devi).

==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.<ref name="Census2011Gov">{{cite web |title=Census of India: Jagadhri |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=64458 |website=www.censusindia.gov.in |access-date=12 November 2019}}</ref>

==Surrounding places of interest==

===Tajewala headworks===
[[Tajewala Barrage]], completed in 1873, is where the Yamuna loses its waters to the Western and Eastern Yamuna Canals that supply water for irrigation and the Delhi waterworks. The Tajewala was replaced by the [[Hathnikund Barrage]] in 1999.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Tak|first=Prakash C.|author2=Jagdish P. Sati|author3=Anjum N. Rizvi|title=Status of waterbirds at Hathnikund Barrage wetland, Yamunanagar District, Haryana, India|date=April 2010|volume=2|issue=4|pages=841|url=http://threatenedtaxa.org/ZooPrintJournal/2010/April/o220026iv10841-844.pdf|access-date=10 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120317104520/http://threatenedtaxa.org/ZooPrintJournal/2010/April/o220026iv10841-844.pdf|archive-date=17 March 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Buria===
[[Buria]] is a famous town situated 8 km away from Jagadhari. It is said that [[Humayun]] came here for hunting in [[Shivalik Hills|Shivalik]] forests and constructed ''Rang-Mahal''. Many people guess the relation of 'Rang-Mahal' to [[Raja Birbal]], one of the [[Navaratnas]] of [[Akbar]].

Buria is also known as Buria Sahib because of a well-known [[Gurudwara]] related to [[Guru Teg Bahadur]], ninth guru of [[Sikh]]s. An old [[Shiva]] [[Hindu temple|Temple]] is also located in Buria. In nearby Dayalgarh, is the renovated old temple of Shree Paataaleshvar Mahadev with a garden and some ashrams of saints made during medieval times.

===Bilaspur & Kapalmochan===
Bilaspur town, named after the writer of the [[Mahabharata]] - Maharishi [[Ved Vyas|Vyasa]], is a historical place. It is supposed that there was an Ashram of Ved Vyas on the bank of a pond situated here. The statue of Uma Mahadev made in 9th-10th century, and statue of [[Ganesha]] made in 11th-12th century and remains of [[Gupta Empire]] prove the antecedence of Kapalmochan. People come from all parts of the country feel spiritual elevated by taking holy bath here in ponds (kunds) known as Rinmochan, Kapalmochan and Surya kund. There is also a Hindu temple and Gurudawara of Dasham patshahi where the tenth guru of the Sikhs [[Guru Gobind Singh]] stayed. On the occasion of Guru Nanak Dev Jayanti, a huge gathering of devotees of both Sikh and Hindu origin takes place.

===Panchmukhi Shri Hanuman Ji Mandir===
The temple is situated on the road coming from Bilaspur to [[Chhachhrauli]], 4 km away from Bilaspur and attracts large numbers of people. This temple has a Vigrah of [[Hanuman]] with five faces, contributing to temple's name, Panchmukhi (five faces). It is believed that wishes come true here, after the 20th day of the Diwali on the Occasion. It is believed that the five Pandavas visited this place and prayed to Lord Hanuman by creating his five faces. The premises of the Temple has been greatly renovated during the recent years and has good facilities for the devotees.

===Chhachhrauli===
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The main tehsil situated in north east and 11 km from Jagadhri. In the past it was the capital of the Sikh state of [[Kalsia]]. Created by Raja Gurbaksh Singh in 1763. Today 'Ravi Mahal', Ghantaghar, Janak Niwas and the fort have their own dignity. There is also a Sainik Parivar Bhawan & Bal-kunj social welfare institution at Chhachrauli. It is known as "Cherapunjji of Haryana" as it receives the highest rainfall in Haryana.

===Ban Santur===
This village is situated north east from Chhachhrauli near Kalesar - it is supposed to be connected with [[Shantanu|King Shantanu]] of Mahabharata.

===Adi Badri===
{{Main|Adi Badri (Haryana)}}
It lies 23 km north of Yamuna Nagar town. It is approachable by road via Bilaspur and is about 2 km from the nearest village Kathgarh. Located in the foothills of the Shivalik Hills, it has the Adi-Badri Narayana, Shri Kedar Nath and Mantra Devi Temples in the background. Three mounds of antiquities have recently been excavated by the [[Archaeological Survey of India]].

===Chaneti===
{{ see also | Edicts of Ashoka | Bodh Stupa | Topra | History_of_Haryana#Buddhism | l4= Buddhist pilgrimage sites in Haryana | Buddhist pilgrimage sites in India | Buddhist pilgrimage sites }}

''[[Chaneti Buddhist Stupa]]'' is situated 3 km away from Jagadhri. It is round in shape, made of bricks, 8 meters in height, in the area of about 100 sq meters, is an old Buddhist [[Stupa]]. According to [[Hieun Tsang]], this was built by the [[Ashoka|King Ashoka]].<ref name="sadh2"/>

===Harnol & Topra===
'''Panjtirthi''' is situated 15 km away from Yamuna Nagar Topra Kalan to Harnol road. There are [[Rama|Lord Rama]], [[Sita]], [[Pandavas]], Shiv temples, a Gurudwara and sacred [[johad|pond]].

===Sadhaura===
{{Main|Sadaura}}
It is an old historical place. It was said that people coming from [[Haridwar]] and all the religious places of [[Himachal Pradesh]] used to take rest here. It was known as the 'Sadhu-raha' in the past.

===Sugh Ancient Mound===
{{Main|Sugh Ancient Mound}}

==Education==
*[[Sacred Heart School, Jagadhri]]
*[[Maharaja Agrasen Institute of Management and Technology]]
*[[Maharaja Agrasen College, Jagadhri]]

==References==
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Yamunanagar district]]

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