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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Jagraon
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| settlement_type = Town
| image_skyline = Nanaksar.jpg
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| image_caption = Gurudwara Nanaksar, a gurdwara built as a memorial for the saint, [[Nand Singh (saint)|Nand Singh]]
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Punjab, India
| coordinates = {{coord|30.78|N|75.48|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Ludhiana district|Ludhiana]]
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| leader_title = MLA (Member Legislative Assembly)
| leader_name = [[Saravjit Kaur Manuke]] [[Aam Aadmi Party|AAP]]
| unit_pref = Metric
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| elevation_m = 234
| population_total = 65,240
| population_as_of = 2001
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| population_density_km2 = auto
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 142026
| area_code = +91 1624
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| registration_plate = PB 25
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'''Jagraon''' is a city and a [[municipal council]], a rural police district and a sub-division of the [[Ludhiana district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]]. Jagraon is more than three centuries old.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |url=https://puda.punjab.gov.in/sites/default/files/masterplan-jagraon1.pdf |title=Jagraon Master Plan: 2008-2031 |publisher=Punjab Urban Development Authority}}</ref> Jagraon is at almost the geographical center of the state, {{convert|16|km|abbr=out}} from the [[Satluj River]].<ref name=":1" /> It is {{convert|37|km|abbr=on}} from its district headquarters [[Ludhiana]], {{convert|29|km|abbr=on}} from [[Moga, Punjab|Moga]], {{convert|31|km|abbr=on}} from Nakodar and 54 miles from [[Barnala]].

== Etymology ==
Jagraon's original name was ''Jagar aon'', meaning "a place of great flooding", as the region historically experienced flooding.<ref name=":1" /> The suffix ''-graon'' is derived from the Sanskrit word ''grama'', meaning "village".<ref name=":1" />

==History==
Guru Hargobind visited the Jagraon region of Malwa in western Ludhiana and a Gurdwara called 'Guru Sar' was constructed in the village of Kaunke, located 7 km southwest of the city of Jagraon itself, to commemorate his visit to the locality between the years 1631–1632.<ref name=":32">{{Cite book |last=Singh |first=Harbans |title=The Encyclopaedia of Sikhism |publisher=Punjabi University |year=2011 |isbn=978-81-7380-204-1 |edition=3rd |location=Patiala |pages=426}}</ref> Jagraon was established by Rai Kamaluddin of Raikot in 1688.<ref name=":1" /> In 1790, Rai Ahmad of Jagraon was arrested by the Maratha general [[Rane Khan|Ranee Khan]] after the ''Diwan'' of [[Patiala State]], Nanu Mal, failed to pay a promised payment for protection.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book |last=Sidhu |first=G. S. |title=Sikh Religion and Women |publisher=Guru Nanak Charitable Trust |year=2006 |isbn=9781902122007 |edition=1st |pages=127–128 |chapter=9.2: Bibi Rajinder Kaur}}</ref> However, Rai Ahmad managed to escape at Panipat via scheming.<ref name=":22">{{Cite book |last=Sidhu |first=G. S. |title=Sikh Religion and Women |publisher=Guru Nanak Charitable Trust |year=2006 |isbn=9781902122007 |edition=1st |pages=127–128 |chapter=9.2: Bibi Rajinder Kaur}}</ref>[[File:Lala Lajpat Rai Statue, Bus Stand, Jagraon.jpg|thumb|[[Lala Lajpat Rai]] Statue, Bus Stand, Jagraon]]
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]] [[Rajput]]s, 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.<ref name="Book1">"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."</ref> Soldier [[Ishar Singh (havildar)|Havildar Ishar Singh]], who fought the [[Battle of Saragarhi|Battle of Saragarhi in]] 1897, was also a native of Jagraon.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://edtimes.in/who-was-havildar-ishar-singh-the-man-who-led-20-sikh-soldiers-against-10000-afghans/|title=Who Was Havildar Ishar Singh, The Man Who Led 20 Sikh Soldiers Against 10,000 Afghans?|last=Sharma|first=Chirali|date=2019-02-05|website=ED Times {{!}} The Youth Blog|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-11}}</ref>

== Festivals ==
Jagraon is most famous for [[Roshni mela|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, India|Punjab]], [[Haryana]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Himachal Pradesh]] <ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Ludhiana Stories|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2012/20120227/ldh1.htm|access-date=2021-08-01|website=www.tribuneindia.com}}</ref>

==Geography and connectivity==
Jagraon is located at {{Coord|30.78|N|75.48|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/23/Jagraon.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Jagraon]</ref> It has an average elevation of {{convert|234|m|abbr=out}}.
==Demographics==
According to the [[2001 Census of India|2001 Indian census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=16 June 2004|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=1 November 2008|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> 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 [[sex ratio|gender ratio]], as of 2011 census.

{|class="wikitable sortable"
|+Population by religious groups in Jagraon city, 2011 census<ref>https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11389, India - C-01: Population by religious community, Punjab - 2011, Jagraon (M Cl)</ref>
!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==
* [[Akhara, Punjab|Akhara]]
* [[Chakar, Punjab|Chakar]]
* Ghalab
* [[Ludhiana]]
* [[Mullanpur Dakha]]
* [[Sujapur village]]
* S. Govt. College of Science Education and Research

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.jagraoncity.com Official site for Jagraon city] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121203060526/http://www.jagraoncity.com/ |date=3 December 2012 }}

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