Hiranagar

Hiranagar
Town
Hiranagar
Hiranagar Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India Show map of Jammu and Kashmir Hiranagar Hiranagar (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 32°27′N 75°16′E / 32.45°N 75.27°E / 32.45; 75.27
Country	India
Union Territory	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kathua
Tehsil	Hiranagar
Government
• Body	Municipal council
Elevation	308 m (1,010 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	8,249
Languages
• Official	Dogri, Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	184142
Telephone code	01922

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.