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'''Jagana''' is a village in the [[Palanpur taluka]] of [[Banaskantha district]] in northern [[Gujarat]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://banaskanthadp.gujarat.gov.in/banaskantha/english/palanpur-taluka.htm|title=Banaskantha District Panchayat - My Taluka-Palanpur-Taluka|website=Banaskanthadp.gujarat.gov.in|accessdate=23 January 2019}}</ref> The villages [[Vasna, Gujarat|Vasna]], [[Bhagal, Gujarat|Bhagal]], [[Sedrasana]] are located near to Jagana and it is just 6 km away from the district headquarters, [[Palanpur]].

==About==
Jagana is located at an altitude of 252m (830 feet) at 24°7'30 N, 72°25'15 E.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/09/Jagana.html|title=Maps, Weather, and Airports for Jagana, India|website=Fallingrain.com|accessdate=23 January 2019}}</ref> It is believed to be founded by Jagdev whose brother Pal Parmar founded Palanpur.<ref name=Palanpur>{{cite book|title=Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Cutch, Palanpur, and Mahi Kantha|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dLUBAAAAYAAJ|year=1880| ref={{sfnref | Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Cutch, Palanpur, and Mahi Kantha | 2015}}|publisher=Government Central Press| pages=318–324}}</ref>

Jagana has many educational institutes like [[Government Engineering College, Palanpur]], which is the one of the major engineering colleges in the nearby region, Srimati S K Mehta High School, Government Primary School. There are many temples in the village such as Guru Maharaj Mandir, Verai Mata Mandir, Shiv Mandir and Hanuman Mandir among others. Bhagyabhumi Nabhashchandra Parshwadham, a Jain Derasar is also located near Jagana. There are also many temples in the nearby town Palanpur and the religious sites such as [[Balaram Mahadev Temple]] and [[Ambaji]] located in the same district are reachable from Palanpur bus stand. There is a branch of [[Dena Bank]] in the village. The village falls in the [[Vadgam (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Vadgam Assembly constituency]] and [[Patan (Lok Sabha constituency)|Patan Parliamentary constituency]].

==Transport==
===Road===
The road connecting it to Palanpur was built in 1873-74.<ref>{{cite book|title=Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Cutch, Palanpur, and Mahi Kantha|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dLUBAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA299&dq=jagana+palanpur&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi3-7mAwdvUAhWIPo8KHZs2CdoQ6AEIJTAA#v=onepage&q=jagana%20palanpur&f=false|publisher=Government Central Press| page=299}}</ref> Jagana is connected to Palanpur by Gobri Road and Gujarat state highway 41 (SH41) which also connects it directly to [[Mehsana]], [[Unjha]] and [[Ahmedabad]].

===Rail===
Umardashi railway station is the nearest railway station located in Sedrasana village which is 5 km away. [[Palanpur railway station|Palanpur junction]], a major railway station on the [[Jaipur–Ahmedabad line]] is located 7 km away.

===Airport===
The nearest Airport is the [[Deesa Airport]], originally built to serve the princely state of Palanpur is located 35 km from Jagana. The nearest International Airport is [[Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport]], Ahmedabad which is at a distance of 135 km from the village.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Banaskantha district}}

[[Category:Villages in Banaskantha district]]

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