Hiranagar

Hiranagar
Hiranagar
Hiranagar is located in Jammu and Kashmir
Hiranagar
Hiranagar
Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India
Hiranagar is located in India
Hiranagar
Hiranagar
Hiranagar (India)
Coordinates: 32°27′N 75°16′E / 32.45°N 75.27°E / 32.45; 75.27
Country India
Union TerritoryJammu and Kashmir
DistrictKathua
TehsilHiranagar
Government
 • BodyMunicipal council
Elevation
308 m (1,010 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total8,249
Languages
 • OfficialDogri, Hindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
184142
Telephone code01922

Hiranagar is a town and a notified area committee, near Kathua city in Kathua district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is a tehsil headquarters. It is named after Rajput Raja Hira Singh, son of Raja Dhyan Singh and nephew of Raja Gulab Singh.