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Jagraon
Jagraon
Town
	Gurudwara Nanaksar, a gurdwara built as a memorial for the saint, Nand Singh
	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.^[1] Jagraon is at almost the geographical center of the state, 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) from the Satluj River.^[1] 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.

Etymology

Jagraon's original name was Jagar aon, meaning "a place of great flooding", as the region historically experienced flooding.^[1] The suffix -graon is derived from the Sanskrit word grama, meaning "village".^[1]

History

Jagraon was established by Rai Kamaluddin of Raikot in 1688.^[1]

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.^[2] Soldier Havildar Ishar Singh, who fought the Battle of Saragarhi in 1897, was also a native of Jagraon.^[3]

Festivals

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 ^[4]

Geography and connectivity

Jagraon is located at 30°47′N 75°29′E / 30.78°N 75.48°E / 30.78; 75.48.^[5] It has an average elevation of 234 metres (768 ft).

Demographics

According to the 2001 Indian census,^[6] 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.

Population by religious groups in Jagraon city, 2011 census^[7]
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

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Jagraon Master Plan: 2008-2031 (PDF). Punjab Urban Development Authority.
^ "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)