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{{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}
{{refimprove|date=May 2014}}

{{Infobox settlement
| name = Bagar
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Rajasthan]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Jhunjhunu district|Jhunjhunu]]
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| elevation_m = 315
| population_total = 14238
| population_as_of = 2011
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| population_footnotes = <ref name=Census2011Baggar>{{cite web |title=Baggar Population Census 2011 |url=http://www.census2011.co.in/data/town/800477-baggar-rajasthan.html |date=2011 |website=Census 2011 |access-date=16 April 2018}}</ref>
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| postal_code = 333023
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| area_code = 01592
| registration_plate = [[List of RTO districts in India#RJ.E2.80.94Rajasthan|RJ 18]]
| website = {{URL|www.bagar.org}}{{dead link|date=February 2016}}
| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|RJ-IN]]
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'''Bagar''', or '''Baggar''', is a town and municipal council in the [[Jhunjhunu]] district of [[Rajasthan]], a northwestern [[States and union territories of India|state]] in [[India]]. Known for its heritage [[haveli]]s (mansions with [[frescoes]]), it is located {{convert|12|km}} from Jhunjhunu city on [[National Highway 8 (India)|NH 8]] towards [[Chirawa]]-[[Loharu]].

== Geography ==
Bagar is located at {{coord|28.18|N|75.50|E|}} in the semi-arid, historical [[Shekhawati]] region of Rajasthan,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/24/Bagar2.html|title=Maps, Weather, and Airports for Bagar, India|work=fallingrain.com|access-date=19 March 2015}}</ref> {{convert|12|km}} from Jhunjhunu city on National Highway 8 towards Chirawa-Loharu. It has an average elevation of {{convert|315|m|ft|abbr=on}} Bagar is on [[List of State Highways in Rajasthan|State Highway 8]], which connects the district headquarters of [[Jhunjhunu]] to the towns of [[Pilani]] and [[Chirawa]].

== Demographics ==
{{As of|2011|alt=As of the [[2011 Indian census]]}}, Bagar has a population of 14,238. Males constitute 7,307, or 51% of the population, and females 6,931, or 49%. Bagar has an average literacy rate of 79.81%, higher than the state average of 66.11%, with 89.98% of the males and 68.20% of females being literate. 1,729, or 12.14% of the population, are under 6 years of age.<ref name=Census2011Baggar />

== Events ==
One of the many different important events in Bagar is the festival of [[Gangaur]], arranged by the Rajput families.

== Temples ==
Bagar has some beautiful and renowned temples:
{{columns-list|colwidth=20em|
* Chavo Veero Sati temple
* Riddhi Siddhi Hanuman temple
* Shri Shyam temple
* Durga temple
* Shiv Ji temple
* Baba Chandranath temple
* Sheetla Mata temple
* Shani temple
* Icchapuran Balaji temple
* Baba Bhooth Nath Temple
* Shree Veer Hanuman Temple, Pahari Mohalla
}}

== Havelis ==
[[File:Hallway of Piramal Haveli heritage hotel, Shekhawati, Rajasthan.jpg|thumb|280px|Hallway of Piramal Haveli heritage hotel, Bagar]]

Bagar contains many ''[[haveli]]s'' (mansions) with [[frescoes]] on the walls.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sri Chawo Veero Dadi Sewa Samiti (List of Members) |url=http://chawodadigkp.webs.com/members.htm |access-date=13 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222170546/http://chawodadigkp.webs.com/members.htm |archive-date=22 February 2014 }}</ref>

The Piramal Haveli, currently run by [[Neemrana Hotels]], is also in Bagar.

== Education ==
Strategically situated between Jhunjhunu city and Chirawa city, and with a population of over 10,000, Bagar is known as an education hub. The town is the ancestral home of many [[Marwari people|Marwari]] business families who have invested heavily in schools, and it has 32 educational institutions for local citizens and students from neighboring towns and cities.

The growing willingness by villagers to pay for private education has led to the creation of many new schools in recent years. The town population fluctuates with the advent of each academic year. {{Citation needed|reason=Regarding population stats and the relevance of the input of these families on the education system.|date=November 2013}}

Bagar is home to the [[Piramal Group|Piramal]], B. L. (Maheshwari), Chavo Veero, Swaroop senior secondary schools, and K.S. International Academy, Krishna Devi Maheshwari Pharmacy College, Seth GDSB Patwari College, Shivonker Maheshwari Technical Institute, and Sanskrit College.{{Citation needed|reason=any articles referring the quality of such institutions?|date=May 2014}}

[[Pratham]] is the largest [[non-governmental organization]] (NGO) working to provide high-quality education to the under-privileged children of India. It has nationwide programs, such as Balwadis (Read India and ASER), and other vocational skills and computer-aided literacy programs.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pratham.org/about-us/about-pratham |title=About the Pratham Group |access-date=2014-07-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150201201020/http://www.pratham.org/about-us/about-pratham |archive-date=1 February 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The [[ISKCON Food Relief Foundation]] oversees the [[government of India]]'s [[midday meal scheme]], a school lunch project that reaches many children, to feed them and keep them in school. The [[Piramal Foundation]] pledged to feed 50,000 additional children every day. {{Citation needed|reason=Needed sources regarding the launch and extent of the scheme|date=November 2013}}

== See also ==
* [[Baggar]]
* [[Bagar (disambiguation)]]
* [[Gita Piramal]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080827212333/http://www.bagar.org/ Bagar website]

{{Jhunjhunu district}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Jhunjhunu district]]

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