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Kalri Jagir is a village in the district Karnal, Haryana, . It is on the bank of Amalgamation canal and is not very far from the River Yamuna. Yamuna flows about 4 km from here.OverviewThe village falls under Indri Tehsil of Karnal district, and is around 35 km from the district headquarters. Kurukshetra lies on the north-west and Yamunanagar on northern side of this village. The Grand Trunk Road, (National Highway No. 1) is about 30 km from here.The life style is very simple and the people are soft in their nature. Rich Indian culture and traditional values form the basis of their social millieu. People are industrious and believe in 'theory of Karma'. With the global unification this village is also getting transformed. So now it is not hard to find a tinge of modern life style in the village. All the traditional festivals of India are celebrated with much exuberance and fervor. Diwali, Bhai-dooj, Holi, Teez, Shivaratri, Navaratre, Raksha Bandhan, Dussehra, Lohri are some of them.As per the census conducted by government of India in 2011 the population of the village is 2310, and as per Census 1991 the population was 1843. The villagers say that the history of this village goes back to the pre-independence days of India. They say that the village was a Jagir during British and Mughal era, from this denomination the village draws its name Kalri 'Jagir'.The village has a special place in district Karnal and Haryana State at large. The agricultural land under the control of village panchayat is among the largest in the district Karnal. This fact is also reminiscent of the developmental works undertaken in the village.