Hiranagar is a town and a notified area committee in Kathua district

Kathua district

Kathua district is one of 22 administrative districts that comprise the state of Jammu and Kashmir in India. It is surrounded by Jammu to the northwest, the Doda and Udhampur districts to the north, the state of Himachal Pradesh to the east, Punjab to the south, and Pakistan's working boundary to...

 in the India

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 of Jammu and Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir

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.It is a Tehsil HQ. Raja Hari Singh is believed to have founded Hiranagar Town after his name when he was bestowed with the Jagir of Jasrota by Maharaja Ranjit Singh of Punjab (1834-44 AD). He also renovated the Jasmergarh Fort situated between Tarnah and Bein Nallahs. The fort also housed Tehsil and Other Govt Offices till they were shifted to Hiranagar after 1947. The town has a fast Developing Industrial Estate and a Modern Industrial Training Institute.

Geography

Hiranagar is located at 32.45°N 75.27°E. It has an average elevation of 308 metres (1010 feet).

Demographics

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, Hiranagar had a population of 7879. Males constitute 56% of the population and females 44%. Hiranagar has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 65%. In Hiranagar, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Jhandi Fort

The Jhandi Fort is situated just outside the town towards Pakistan Border. This Fort was built by King Hira after whose name the town was named. Fort has a very renowned temple of Mata Kali. This fort is currently converted into a Prison for Political Prisoner

Near to hira nagar is Dayala chak a thriving town with lot of shops and it is on the national highwaY.you can have a good shopping there .

Further toward the Pakistan Border, is village Kattal Gujran.This small village has mainly the Jatt refugees who were relocated after the occupation of Chhamb sector by Pakistani army in 1971 Indo-Pak war. This is the village where the family of Subedar.Dinanath Choudhary lives. Subedar. Dinanath Choudhary is a gallantry award winner and was awarded "VIR CHAKRA" in 1965 Indo-Pak war, posthumously. The award was given by then Hon. President of India, Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan and was received by his widow Smt. Shahni Devi.

*Maharishi Vidya Mandir School Kathua***

- *Kathua has a number of good secondary and senior secondary schools. Prominent among them is Maharishi Vidya Mandir School (MVMS) , an educational school system founded by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and established in 16 Indian states. MVMS is managed by a registered educational society called the "Maharishi Shiksha Sansthan". MVMS is also affiliated with the New Delhi Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). Maharishi Vidya Mandir Schools has 148 branches in 118 cities with 80,000 to 100,000 students and 5,500 teaching and support staff. It is said to be the "largest chain of privately owned, public schools in India". MVMS follows the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) course pattern and the normal curriculum of Hindi/Regional Language/English medium public schools. The academic program also includes the practice of Transcendental Meditation and the study of the Veda and the literature about the Veda. In addition, Sanskrit is considered a compulsory subject for students at MVMS. The stated goal of Maharishi Vidya Mandir Schools is to provide an educational program that has the ability to raise the student's life to a level which allows the student to feel at home with everything and everyone and to achieve success in every undertaking without any strain.
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- About M.V.M Kathua
- Extracurricular activities at MVMS include yoga, arts and crafts, dance, music, handball, table tennis and creative writing. In 2009, a team of 36 students from two MVMS schools participated in a five-day learning program at the space centers in the cities of Houston and Orlando, located in the U.S.A.
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- About Principal M.V.M. Kathua
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- M.V.M.School Kathua is progressing under the principalship of Sh. Ravinder Kumar(32) a young, dynamic , self disciplined ,bold, dutiful, promising, caring and extra vigilant person -highly dedicated & absorbed in his work without any pregudice or vices. REGISTRATIONS/ADMISSIONS OPEN .PHONE NO:202384. WARD NO 14 OPPOSITE C.T.M.KATHUA