Jagraon

Jagraon


Jagraon is a town and a municipal council, a rural police district and a sub-division of the Ludhiana district in the Indian state of Punjab. Jagraon is more than three centuries old. It has been thought that the city's original name was Jagar aon, meaning "a place of great flooding", although this flooding has since ceased. It could also be argued that Jagraon actually derives from a source with a suffix "-graon" being a development of the Sanskrit Grama, meaning "village" as found in the Hindi word Gaon. Jagraon is at almost the geographical centre of Punjab state.



Jagraon is also the home of Lala Lajpat Rai, a well-known figure in the Indian Independence movement, who greatly influenced Bhagat Singh. His house is now a municipal library. The chiefs of Jagraon according to Major Charles Francis Massy's 'Chiefs and Families of Note in the Punjab' were Chandravanshi Rajputs, the last being Rai Inayat Khan, the custodian of Guru Sahib's Ganga Sagar at the time of the Partition of India in 1947.



Best Time To Visit


The best time to visit October to March.

How To Reach


BY FLIGHT

There are no regular flights from other major cities of the country to Jagraon. Nearest airport is Ludhiana Airport.

Jagraon - 41 km away

BY TRAIN

Jagraon is well connected to other major cities of the country via regular trains.

Shopping


Shopping in Jagraon is an absolute delight. After a day of some fine sightseeing and other activities, it’s but natural to indulge in a little bit of shopping. Explore the shops and the markets of Jagraon to find the most famous of its offerings. Buy souvenirs and other gifts for yourself and your friends and families – after all shopping in Jagraon means splurging a little bit! Shopping in Jagraon is the most important activities among the



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