Yamunanagar
Sign in to saveYamunanagar () is a city and a municipal corporation in Yamunanagar district in the Indian state of Haryana. This town is known for the cluster of plywood units and paper factories. It provides timber to larger industries. The older town is called Jagadhri. The Yamunanagar-Jagadhri railway station (YJUD) services the city. Despite its name, Jagadhri Railway is situated in Yamunanagar. There is also another railway station called Jagadhri Workshop in Yamunanagar.
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Place details
- Locality
- Yamunanagar
- Region
- Haryana
- Country
- India
- Population
- 217,071
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Yamunanagar
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Jagadhri Yamunangar Haryana India old street Mohalla Raipurian.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Old Street Mohalla Raipurian, Yamunanagar, Haryana, India
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Haryana#India#Asia
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- left
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Haryana, India
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Haryana
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Yamunanagar
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Yamunanagar district
- Elevation
- +254
- Capital of
- Yamunanagar district
- Official website
- yamunanagar.nic.in
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Article
18 sectionsContents
- History
- Geography
- Climate
- Rivers
- Demographics
- Government and politics
- Civic administration
- Yamunanagar-Jagadhri Municipal Corporation
- Economy
- Industries
- Tourism
- Transport
- Railways
- Roadways
- Education
- Notable people
- References
- External links
Yamunanagar () is a city and a municipal corporation in Yamunanagar district in the Indian state of Haryana. This town is known for the cluster of plywood units and paper factories. It provides timber to larger industries. The older town is called Jagadhri. The Yamunanagar-Jagadhri railway station (YJUD) services the city. Despite its name, Jagadhri Railway is situated in Yamunanagar. There is also another railway station called Jagadhri Workshop in Yamunanagar.
==History== This town was part of Ambala district before it was made as separate district in November 1989. The town was formerly known as Abdullahpur and Jamnanagar. Before the Independence, it was a small village with most of the population lived around the railway station, which increased as a result of the migration of refugees from West Punjab after the partition.