Yamuna Nagar

THE DISTRICT YAMUNANAGAR came into existence on Ist November, 1989. Its area is 1756 square kilometers, in which 441 Panchayats, 655 Villages, 4 Tehsils ( Jagadhri, Chhachhrauli, Bilaspur, Radaur ) and 2 Sub-Tehsils ( Sadhaura, Mustafabad ) are existed. Before being named Yamunanagar it was known as Abdullapur. Large part of the district lies under the Shiwalik foothills. Sugarcane, wheat and rice are its main crops. It is an important industrial town having metal, utensil and plywood industries. Large industries like Shri Gopal Paper Mills and Saraswati Sugar Mills (biggest Sugar mill in Asia) are also located here.

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.

Yamuna Nagar district is bounded by the state of Himachal Pradesh in the north, by the state of Uttar pradesh in the east and south east by the districts of Yamuna Nagar and Kurukshetra in the south west and by Ambala district in the west. The district has a sub-tropical continental monsoon climate where we find seasonal rhythm, hot summer, cool winter, unreliable rainfall and great variation in temperature. In winters, frost sometimes occurs during December and January. The district also gets occasional winter rains from cyclones. The rain fall is mostly restricted to rainy season. The district has Shivalik hills and foot hill rolling plain in the north and north- east, and flood - plain along the Yamuna river in the east and south- east. The important rivers/ streams of the district are Yamuna, Sarasvati, Chautang, Rakshi, Somb, Boli, etc.

At a Glance

  • Location Yamunanagar is 106 Kms from Chandigarh.
  • Linking Roads : Situated on the National Highway No. 73
  • Location Yamunanagar is 106 Kms from Chandigarh.
  • Postal Code: 135001
  • Longitude: 77018'E | Latitude: 3007'N
  • Area: 1756 sq. km
  • Altitude : 255 m
  • Population: 1,214,162 (Census 2011)
  • Literacy Rate: 78.90 %
  • STD Code: 01732
  • Panchayats: 441
  • Villages : 655
  • Language: Hindi, English

Yamuna river after rising from the snow-clad peaks of the middle himalayas at yamnotri, enters the district from its northeastern corner through a narrow corridor in the Siwaliks. It is a perennial river. boli nadi joins the somb nadi near dadupur and then the combined somb and boli nadis join the Yamuna River at mehar majra. The rakshi stream takes its birth in the rolling foot hill plain while the Chautang and Sarasvati rivers originate in the lower hills. Generally, the slope of the district is from north-east to south- west, in which direction most of rivers/nadis/ rainfed torrents flow down.

INTERESTING FACTS OF YAMUNANAGAR

The soils in the district are mainly silty loam (Khadar), loam (Bhangar and Nardak), and light loam (Seoti). The soils as classified by the national bureau of soil survey and land use planning (icar), Nagpur, the district has mainly udalfs, aquents-fluvents and ochrepts-orthents types of soils.

The underground water in the district is generally fresh and suitable for domestic and irrigation purposes. The district has favorable climate for the growth of rich vegetation due to reasonably good rainfall and elevation. Shisham (dalbergia sissoo), kikar (acacia nilotica), Aam (mangifera indica), Jamun (syzygium cumini), pipal (ficus religiosa), Bodh (ficus bengalensis) Neem (azadirachta indica), etc. are the important tree species grown in the area. Safeda (eucalyptus hybrid) has been introduced since 1963 in forest areas as well as on private land and popular is also grown on private land and also along the road routes. The natural vegetation is mainly of forest growth and its degradation stages. Tropical dry deciduous forests and sub-tropical forests are found here.

  1. JAGADHRI : It is known for utensils industry. Yugandhra and Ganadhari had been demolished by Nadirshah in 1739. The credit of rebuilding this city goes to Sardar Roa Singh in 1783. Slowly it became an important or major centre of metals.
  2. BHURIA : A famous town situated 3 k.m. away from Jagadhri and 8 k.m. from Yamunanagar railway station. It is said that Hamayun came here for hunting in Shivalik forests made up a 'Rang-Mahal'. Many people guess the relation of 'Rang-Mahal' of Bhudia to Birbal, one of the Navrattana of Akbar. In nearby Dayalgarh, there is a very beautiful place of worship - the renovated old temple of Shree Pataleshvar Mahadev with a beautiful garden and some ashrams of saints made during mediaeval times.
  3. BILASPUR AND KAPALMOCHAN : Bilaspur town named after the writer of the 'Mahabharata' - Maharishi 'Ved Vyas' is a historical place. It is supposed that there was an Ashram of Ved Vyas on the bank of a pond situated here. The statue of Uma Mahadev made in 9th-10th century, and statue of Ganesha made in 11th-12th century and remains of Gupta period prove the antecedence of Kapalmochan. People came from all parts of the country feel spiritual elevated by taking bath here in ponds (kunds) known as Rinmochan, Kapalmochan and Surya kund. There is also a Hindu temple and Gurudawara of Dasham Padhashahi.
  4. SUDH, AMADALPUR : Patanjali wrote about it in 'Divya Vadhan' which prove its presence in 7th century. Today the surya Kund temple of Amadalpur reflects the splendor of medieval India.
  5. PANCHMUKHI HANUMAN MANDIR : The temple is situated on the road coming from Bilaspur to Chhachhrauli, 4 k.m away from Bilaspur and it attracts large numbers of people.
  6. CHHACHRAULI : Known as the main tehsil situated in north east and 11 k.m. from Jagadhri. In the past it was the capital of Kalsia state. Created by Raja Gurbaksh Singh in 1763. Today 'Ravi Mahal', Ghantaghar, Janak Niwas and the fort have their own dignity. There is also a Sainik Parivar Bhawan & Bal-kunj social welfare institution at Chachrauli.
  7. BAN SANTUR : This village is situated north east from Chhachhrauli near Kalesar - it is supoposed to be connected with King 'Shantanu' of Mahabharata.
  8. ADIBADRI : It lies 40 kms. North of Yamunanagar town. It is approached by road via Bilaspur and is about 2 kms from the nearest village Kathgarh. It is located in the foothills of the Siwaliks. It is a picturesque location, abundant with natural beauty and tranquility, with the Adi-Badri Narayana, Shri Kedar Nath and Mantra Devi Temples in the background. Three mounds of antiquities have recently been excavated by the Archaeological Survey of India.
  9. CHANETI : It is situated 3 k.m. away from Jagadhri. There is a grand Tomb of 8 meters in height made of bricks, in the area of about 100 suare meters near the village. Made in round shape this is an old Buddhist Stupa. According to Hieun Tsang, this was built by the great King Ashoka.
  10. HARNOL AND TOPRA : A religious place named 'Panjtirthi' is situated 15 k.m. away from Yamunanagar on the road coming from Topra Kalan to Harnol. There are Shiv Temples and a Gurudwara which indicate the cordial relations of Sikhs and Hindus. People come here for sacred bath. There are statues of Lord Ram, Sita and five Pandavas.
  11. SADHAURA : An old historical place. It was said that people coming from Haridwar and all the religious places of Himachal used to take rest here. It was known as the 'Sadhu-raha' in the past. Later it became Sadhaura. The total cultivated area of the district is 126442 hectares. The area under sugarcane, paddy and wheat in the district is 32, 31 and 37% of the cultivated area respectively. The cropping intensity fo the district (2002-2003) is 155% Agro forestry is another important feature of the district. The major Kharif crops are sugarcane, paddy and maize while the minor crops are wheat, gram, lentil and oil seeds. The cropping pattern in the district is mainly sugarcane, wheat and paddy wheat. The total irrigated area of the district 106323 hectares. Out of which under canal irrigation is 3500 hectares and is served by Western Jamuna Canal. Total No. of tube wells are 26562. There is one sugar mill at Yamuna Nagar is Privatre Sector. The scrushing capacity of this Sugar Mill is 12500 T.C.D. A record quantity of 2.03 crore qtls of cane was crushed by this sugar mill during the crushing season 2002-03.