Agroha (town)
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Agroha is a town near Hisar city, Hisar district in Haryana state of northern India, between Hisar city and Fatehabad on NH 09. Ancient structures, pot-shards, coins and seals have been found in archaeological excavations at the Agroha Mound.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
History
Early history
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Mughal era
Agroha is listed in the Ain-i-Akbari as a pargana under Hisar sarkar, producing a revenue of 1,743,970 dams for the imperial treasury and supplying a force of 2000 infantry and 200 cavalry. It appears with the note "Game of all kind abounds. Sport chiefly hawking."[1]
Demographics
As of 2011 India census, Agroha had a population of 7722 in 1491 households. Males (4068) constitute 52.68% of the population and females (3654) 47.31%. Agroha has an average literacy (4522) rate of 58.55%, less than the national average of 74%: male literacy (2659) is 58.8%, and female literacy (1863) is 41.19%. In Agroha, 13.71% of the population is under 6 years of age (1059).[2]
Development
In 2023, a plan submitted by the Agarwal community to the Chief Minister of Haryana for the development of "Agroha Global City" in the 25 km radius by establishing 18 residential sectors named after 18 gotras of Agarwal community, construction of world's largest statue of Maharaja Agrasen, AYUSH Hospital, a university, ashrams and dharamshalas for pilgrims, modern busport, and railway station, etc. The development will be done by the agrawal community and the role of government will be limited to providing the legal approvals and helping the land acquisition.[3]
Notable residents
- Geetika Jakhar, wrestler
- Krishna Poonia discus athlete
See also
References
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- ↑ हिसार के अग्रोहा में अग्रसेन ग्लोबल सिटी का प्रस्ताव:निकाय मंत्री गुप्ता ने CM को भेजा, 25 किलोमीटर के एरिया में होगा निर्माण, Bhaskar, 1 Sept 2022.
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