Jagner
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Jagner is a small town and a
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
Scheduled Castes population was 2,745. Jagner had 1668 households in 2011.[1]
As of 2001[update] 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
- ^ a b "Census of India: Jagner". www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Jagner:Mini Chitore - Encyclopaedia of Travel, Tourism and Ecotourism, P.C.Sinha
- ^ "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.