Yamunanagar
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| Yamunanagar | |
  Yamunanagar
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| State - District(s) |
Haryana - Yamunanagar |
| Coordinates | |
| Area - Elevation |
- 255 m |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Population (2001) - Density |
189,587 - |
| Codes - Postal - Telephone - Vehicle |
- 135001 - + - |
| Yamuna Nagar is a fast growing Industrial town. With high literacy rate and above average employment ratio, it has become a model city for Haryana. | |
Yamunanagar (Hindi:यमुनानगर) is a city and a municipal council in Yamunanagar district in the Indian state of Haryana.
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[edit] Geography
Yamunanagar is located at [1]. It has an average elevation of 255 metres (836 feet).
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001 India censusGRIndia, Yamunanagar had a population of 189,587. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Yamunanagar has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 77%, and female literacy is 70%. In Yamunanagar, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.
[edit] Miscellaneous
History
Yamunanagar was earlier known as 'Abdulahpur'. Pre-independence, it was a small village with population concentrated around its Railway Station. After partition of India, many refugees from Punjab in Pakistan chose to make Yamunanagar their new home, and in the process adding to the culture of the town. The area where land was allocated to the refugees later developed into the model town area of Yamunanagar.
Major Industries
The main industries are stainless steel utensil making, Plywood board, Paper, Sugar, Industrial boilers and stone crushers . The city has a large paper factory of B.I.L.T owned by Thapar group of India. Prior to Indian independence the factory was owned by the British.
It has one of the Largest Sugar Mill's in Asia with a capacity of 13000TPD(Tonnes per day) cane crushing capacity and one of the biggest Railway workshop in North India.
Agriculture
Due to presence of plenty of water and good fertile soil main crops are Sugarcane,Rice,Wheat and garlic etc.One of the main source of the income of farmers of yamunanagar is agri-forestry,in which they grow poplar and Eucalyptus besides conventional farming.Farmers of yamunanagar are considered one of the best in india.
Major Schools include
- S D High School, Jagadhari Workshop.
- Sacred Heart Convent School
- Mukand Lal Sr. Sec School
- St. Thomas School
- Sant Nishchal Singh Public School
- Swami Vivekanand Public School
Major Educational Institutions include
- Mukund Lal National College
- DAV Dental College and Hospital
- Khalsa College
- JMIT Radaur
- ITI Yamunanagr
Major Hospital
- Mukund Lal civil Hospital
- Gaba Hospital
- Waryam Singh Hospital
Three Starred Hotels
- Hotel Madhu
- Hotel Sapphire
- Hotel JK Residency
Tourism Restaurant/Hotel
- Grey Pelican: Shaped like a boat adjoining the Western Yamuna Canal
- Hathni Kund - A Haryana toursim guest house on the banks of the river Yamuna as it begins it's southward journey. This is some 20 kilometers north of the city on the road to Nahan and Paonta Sahib.- The Tajewala headworks for the Yamuna canal are also located in this region, and supply water to Delhi.
Various Organisations like Lions club(Distt 321 A2),Yamuna Club, Rotary Club are being run by Yamunanagar for social Causes.
The city is one of the better developed cities of Haryana and has good educational and medical facilities. It has highest Literacy rate in Haryana as far as education is concerned.
A canal of the river Yamuna flows on one side of the city. The river itself marks the boundary of the district with the state of Uttar Pradesh which borders the city on the eastern side of river Yamuna. The neighbouring city being Saharanpur in the state of Uttar Pradesh.
In the north the district borders the state of Himachal Pradesh, Sirmaur being the district and the towns of Nahan and Paonta Sahib being the towns nearby.
Tajewala headworks from where the Yamuna canal is diverted is also north of the city.
Jagadhri is an adjoining town famous for its stainless steel industry. HUDA (Haryana Urban Development Authority) has done major development work in the land stretch linking the twin towns.
[edit] District Administration
- The Deputy Commissioner, an officer belonging to the Indian Administrative Service, is the overall in-charge of the General Administration in the district. He is assisted by a number of officers belonging to Haryana Civil Service and other Haryana state services.
- The Superintendent of Police, an officer belonging to the Indian Police Service, is responsible for maintaining Law & Order and related issues in the district. He is assisted by the officers of the Haryana Police Service and other Haryana Police officials.
- The Deputy Conservator of Forests, an officer belonging to the Indian Forest Service, is responsible for the management of the Forests, Environment and Wild-Life in the district. He is assisted by the officers of the Haryana Forest Service and other Haryana Forest officials and Haryana Wild-Life officials.
- Sectoral development is looked after by the district head/officer of each development department such as PWD, Health, Education, Agriculture, Animal husbandry, etc. These officers are from various Haryana state services.
