However, on learning of the Sikh strength, and receiving further orders from Gough, he instead force-marched his troops via Jagraon, collecting a British regiment there, to reach Ludhiana ahead of the Sikh main body.
The old walled city, with its four gates is known locally for its Mughal period architecture.
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It could also be argued that Jagraon actually derives from a source with a suffix -graon being a development of the Sanskrit Grama, meaning Village as found in the Hindi word Gaon.
Sec. public School, established in 1985, is one of Jagraon city's most prestigious educational institute.
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Mandi Mullanpur, also known as Mullanpur, is a town located 18 km from Ludhiana on Grand Trunk Road to Jagraon.
Rajoana Kalan has an official area of 562 Hectares and a population of 1,239 persons in 1991, and is in the local administration ward of Sudhar, 18 km from Mullanpur and not far from the towns of Jagraon and Moga.