City in Haryana, IndiaJagadhriCityHaryanvi languageAn old market road of Jagadhri in Yamunanagar (Haryana)JagadhriLocation in Haryana, IndiaShow map of HaryanaJagadhriJagadhri (India)Show map of IndiaCoordinates: 30°10′05″N 77°18′04″E / 30.168°N 77.301°E / 30.168; 77.301Country IndiaStateHaryanaDistrictYamunanagarEstablished20 juneGovernment • TypeMunicipal Corporation • BodyYamunanagar Municipal CorporationElevation281 m (922 ft)Population (2001) • Total124,894Languages • OfficialHindi, Regional HaryanviTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)PIN135003Telephone code1732ISO 3166 codeIN-HRVehicle registrationHR-02Websiteharyana.gov.in 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
[edit] Jagadhri may be named after Yugandhari, legendary king of the Yugandharas.
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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