Yamunanagar
Yamunanagar, city in northeastern Haryana state, India. Yamunanagar is situated about 100 miles (160 km) north of New Delhi, to which it is connected by road and rail. The city is named for the Yamuna River, which runs through the district. It is located along the Western Yamuna Canal and is also referred to as “the twin city” with neighboring Jagadhri, as they are both industrial towns without well-delineated boundaries. Each of the cities are located in and governed by the Yamunanagar district, which was carved out of Ambala in 1989.
Prior to the formation of Haryana state in 1966, Yamunanagar was a small village in Punjab and known as Abdullahpur. The majority of the village’s population was concentrated around the Jagadhri Railway Station (then in Abdullahpur, now in Yamunanagar district), which connected Abdullahpur to Jagadhri town by rail. After the partition of India in 1947, many refugees from the Punjab region in current-day Pakistan migrated to the city and settled there. The city eventually became known as Yamunanagar.
Timber and sugar production are Yamunanagar’s primary industries. The city is one of India’s major plywood manufacturing hubs, with plywood made mostly from eucalyptus and poplar. It is home to Saraswati Sugar Mills, one of Asia’s largest sugar mills, and also has a large paper manufacturing unit, heavy machinery factories, and steel factories.
Tourists are drawn to Yamunanagar and its surrounding areas for its proximity to the Himalayas and its cultural heritage. Places of interest in Yamunanagar district include Kalesar National Park in the lower Shivaliks and the ancient site of Sugh, where figurines from the Mauryan, Shunga, and Kushan periods have reportedly been found.
Yamunanagar has a subtropical continental monsoon climate. The temperature goes through variations, with the yearly average temperature being 82.44 °F (28.02 °C). Yamunanagar receives a yearly average of 1.05 inches (26.68 millimeters) of precipitation. The monsoon season is from July through September, characterized by heavy rainfall. Pop. (2011) city, 216,677.