Jagner is a small town and a nagar panchayat

Nagar Panchayat

A nagar palika or nagar panchayat is a form of an urban political unit in India comparable to a municipality.An urban centre with more than 30,000 and less than 100,000 inhabitants is classified as a nagar panchayat....

 in Agra district

Agra District

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 in the India

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 of Uttar Pradesh

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Overview

Jagner is famous for stone and mustard oil extraction. 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, so named after the cow loving saint who lived in the cave centuries ago. Located at the tip of the southern leg of Agra district that juts into Rajasthan, it is about 57 km from Agra city itself. Direct buses ply from Agra to Jagner and can take anywhere between 1.5 to 2.5 hours. The name Jagner is derived from the name of king "Jagan Singh" who was a ruler in 13th century. The language of Jagner is similar to Brijbhasha.

Demographics

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Census

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, Jagner had a population of 9683. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Jagner has an average literacy rate of 52%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 62%, and female literacy is 40%. In Jagner, 18% of the population is under 6 years of age.