Hiranagar - Kathua District

 HIRANAGAR, KATHUA DISTRICT, JAMMU AND KASHMIR

(Source- mytourmania.com)

Hiranagar is a town and a notified area committee of the Kathua District in Jammu and Kashmir. Hiranagar is Tehsil Head Quarters. Hiranagr is believed to be established by Rajput Raja Hira Singh who was the son of King Dhyan Singh and a nephew of King Gulab Singh. 

Raja Hira Singh established the town after his name when he was vouchsafed with the jagir of Jasrota by Maharaja Ranjit Singh of Punjab (1834-44 AD). He also modernized the Jasmergarh Fort located between the Bein and Tarnah streams. The fort also contained the tehsil and other government offices preceding 1947. Later the offices were shifted to Hiranagar. The Hiranagar town has a rapidly Developing Industrial Estate and a Modern Industrial Training Institute. The nearest railheads are Ghagwal Railway Station and Hira Nagar Railway Station to reach Hiranagar town by rail.

COUNTRY- India

UNION TERRITORY- Jammu and Kashmir

DISTRICT- Kathua

SUBDIVISION- Hiranagar

OFFICIAL LANGUAGES- Dogri and Hindi

PINCODE- 184142

TELEPHONE CODE- 01922


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