Agroha (town)


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.

History

Mughal era

Agroha is listed in the 16th century CE 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."

Demographics

As of 2011 India census, Agroha had a population of 7722 in 1491 households. Males constitute 52.68% of the population and females 47.31%. Agroha has an average literacy rate of 58.55%, less than the national average of 74%: male literacy is 58.8%, and female literacy is 41.19%. In Agroha, 13.71% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Education

Economy

Economy of Agroha subdivision largely depends on agriculture, also augmented by medical and healthcare, power generation, religious and cultural tourism, education, and other services.

Transport

Airport: Maharaja Agrasen International Airport 20 km south of Agroha at Hisar is the nearest airport.Highways: NH9 through Agroha connects to Sirsa in northwest and Hisar-Delhi in southeast, and SH10 connects it to Adampur and Nohar in the west and Barwala in east and Chandigarh in northeast.Railway: Nearest major railway station is Hisar Junction railway station 20 km south of Agroha and nearest minor station is Mandi Adampur railway station 18 km west. Hisar-Agroha-Fatehabad-Sirsa line, with station at Agroha, has been approved but construction has not commenced.

Development plan

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.

Notable residents