Yamunanagar, previously known as Abdullahpur, is a city and a municipal corporation in Yamunanagar district in the Indian state of Haryana. This town is known for the cluster of plywood units and paper industries. It is also known for providing fine timber to larger industries. The older town is called Jagadhri. The Yamunanagar-Jagadhri railway station (YJUD) services the city. Despite its name, Jagadhri Railway Station is situated in Yamunanagar. There is also another railway station called Jagadhri Workshop in Yamunanagar.
Yamunanagar district is one of the 22 districts of the Indian state of Haryana. The district came into existence on 1 November 1989 and occupies an area of 1,756 square kilometers (678 sq mi). Yamunanagar town is the district headquarters.
Yamunanagar’s average rainfall in Monsoon is 892 mm, whereas it is 462 mm for Haryana. Which is very high than the state average.
The district is bounded by Himachal Pradesh state in the north, by Uttar Pradesh state in the east, by Karnal district in the south, by Kurukshetra district in the southwest and Ambala district in the west.
Divisions
The district comprises three tehsils: Jagadhri, Chhachhrauli, and Bilaspur. These are further divided into six development blocks: Bilaspur, Sadhaura, Mustafabad, Radaur, Jagadhri and Chhachhrauli.
There are four Vidhan Sabha constituencies in this district: Sadhaura, Jagadhri, Yamuna Nagar and Radaur. While Sadhaura, Jagadhri and Yamuna Nagar are part of Ambala Lok Sabha constituency, Radaur is part of Kurukshetra Lok Sabha constituency.
Major cities and towns
Yamunanagar, a municipal corporation and district headquarters of Yamunanagar
Jagadhri, located adjacent to Yamunanagar, is older of the twin cities.
Chhachhrauli
Sadhaura
Adi Badri
Bilaspur
Radaur
Places of Interest
A number of tourist attractions and important places can be seen in and near Yamunanagar. These include Adibadri, Ancient Site of Sugh, Bilaspur and Kapalmochan, Buddhist Stupa Chaneti, Ch Devi Lal Herbal Nature Park, Chhachhrauli, Fort of Buria and Rang Mahal, Harnol and Topra, Kalesar Forest Reserve, Kalesar Wildlife Sanctuary, Kos Minar, Panchmukhi Hanuman Mandir and Sadhaura. People from different parts of the country come here at Dr Sachin Dua’s Amritash Ayurvedic Yoga and Panchakarma for Ayurvedic and chronic diseases to be healed.
History
This town was once part of District Ambala before it was made as separate District. The place was earlier known as Abdullahpur which was later renamed by the city's eminent people as Jamnanagar and later on as Yamunanagar. The Topra Asokan pillar of Delhi was found in the village Topra Kalan, about 20 km from yamuna Nagar. Archaeological Survey of India has found many Harrapan bricks and stones from this area.
Notable individuals
Sanjeev Rajput, Arjuna awardee shooter
Karnam Malleswari, first female Olympic medallist from India
Rani Rampal, women hockey Player
Sunil Dutt, actor and politician, father of Sanjay Dutt
Deepika Thakur, Indian field hockey player
Sumeet Passi, footballer, plays for Indian national football team and Jamshedpur FC
Kanwar Pal Gujjar, Speaker of Haryana Legislative Assembly
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamunanagar_district
