Jagner
Town
Jagner is located in Uttar Pradesh
Jagner
Jagner
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26°51′47″N 77°36′06″E / 26.86293°N 77.60167°E / 26.86293; 77.60167
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictAgra
Population
 (2011)
 • Total11,575
Demonym[1]
Language
 • OfficialHindi[2]
 • Additional officialUrdu[2]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)

Jagner is a small town and a nagar panchayat in Agra district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is located in the southern part of Agra district and about 57 km from Agra city.

History

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The town of Jagner is spread out around a hill-fort which itself is located on a precipitous hill, 122 meters above ground level. The fort houses a popular pilgrim destination, the shrine of Gwal Baba, named after the cow loving saint who lived in the cave centuries ago. The name Jagner is derived from the name of king "Jagan Singh" who was a ruler in the 13th century.[3]

Demographics

As of 2011 Indian Census, Jagner had a total population of 11,575, of which 6,238 were males and 5,337 were females. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 1,736. The total number of literates in Jagner was 7,677, which constituted 66.3% of the population with male literacy of 74.4% and female literacy of 56.9%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Jagner was 78.0%, of which male literacy rate was 87.6% and female literacy rate was 66.8%. The Scheduled Castes population was 2,745. Jagner had 1668 households in 2011.[1]

As of 2001 India census, Jagner had a population of 9,683. of which males were 5,273 and females were 4,410. Jagner had a crude literacy rate of 52% with male literacy of 62% and female literacy of 40%. In Jagner, 1,715 of the population were under 6 years of age.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Census of India: Jagner". www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b "52nd REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  3. ^ Jagner:Mini Chitore - Encyclopaedia of Travel, Tourism and Ecotourism, P.C.Sinha
  4. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
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