Saraswati Nagar is a Town in

Yamunanagar District Yamunanagar district is one of the 22 districts of the Indian state of Haryana. The district came into existence on 1November 1989 and occupies an area of . Yamunanagar town is the district headquarters. Yamunanagar's average rainfall in Mons ...

in the

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Haryana Haryana () is a States and union territories of India, state located in the northern part of India. It was carved out after the linguistic reorganisation of Punjab, India, Punjab on 1 November 1966. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with les ...

.BJP renames Mustafabad to Saraswati Nagar
The Tribune, 2016.

Etymology

According to government records, the town was earlier known as ''Saraswati Tirth'' which was later under Muslim rule renamed as Mustafabad. It was officially renamed to ''Saraswati Nagar'' via a notification by the BJP government in 2016 after the

Sarasvati River The Sarasvati River () is a Apotheosis, deified myth, mythological Rigvedic rivers, river first mentioned in the Rigveda and later in Vedas, Vedic and post-Vedic texts. It played an important role in the Historical Vedic religion, Vedic religio ...

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flowing through there.haryana renames Mistafabad to Saraswati Nagar
GKtoday.com, 2 March 2016.
Daily Pioneer, 2 March 2018.

Geography

Saraswati Nagar is 18 km from Jagadhri and 23 km from Yamunanagar. This name arises from the presence of the

Saraswati River The Sarasvati River () is a deified mythological river first mentioned in the Rigveda and later in Vedic and post-Vedic texts. It played an important role in the Vedic religion, appearing in all but the fourth book of the Rigveda. As a phys ...

. There is an old Shiva temple near this river.

Demographics

India

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, Saraswati Nagar had a population of 8513. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Saraswati Nagar has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 77%, and female literacy is 68%. In Saraswati Nagar, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age. The town has majority Hindu population with all major religions.

References

{{Reflist Cities and towns in Yamunanagar district