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Achhnera, India

Achhnera is a town of 20,532 people in Uttar Pradesh, India.

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Population20,532 GeoNames
Elevation167 m 548 ft
Time zoneAsia/Kolkata
Land area8.0 km²
Nearest airportAgra Airport (AGR) 19 km

About Achhnera

Achhnera, (alternate spelling: Achnera) is a town and a municipal board in Agra district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

From the Wikipedia article Achhnera (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Shopping1

ANANJ MANDI

Grocery · 2.1 km

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Gas and EV charging2

petrol pump

Gas station · 1.3 km

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petrol pump

Gas station · 2.0 km

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Schools, colleges and libraries7

IIMT college

School · 2.4 km

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juniar school

School · 3.0 km

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namichand school

School · 3.0 km

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nekram school

School · 0.7 km

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purve madyamic school

School · 2.9 km

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shanti devy school

School · 3.0 km

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shivprashad inter college

School · 0.7 km

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History

There are multiple theories regarding the foundation of Achhnera. According to one of these theories, it was founded by Achhnidhar Jats in 1250 AD, while according to another it was founded by Anangpal Tomar of the Tomara dynasty. In 1738 AD, King Suraj Mal of Bharatpur gave the jagir of Achhnera and 23 villages to his son-in-law. Achhnera also served as the headquarter of a pargana during Jat rule.

From the History section of Achhnera on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Map of Achhnera

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Getting there and nearby towns

Agra Airport (AGR) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 19 km away.

  • Kiraoli 5 km southeast, about 5 min by car
  • Fatehpur Sīkri 13 km southwest, about 13 min by car
  • Farah 16 km north, about 16 min by car
  • Agra 26 km east, about 26 min by car
  • Baldev 26 km north, about 26 min by car
  • Bharatpur 27 km west, about 27 min by car
  • Khairāgarh 27 km south, about 27 min by car
  • Bād 27 km north, about 27 min by car
  • Mathura 37 km north, about 37 min by car
  • Alīgarh 84 km north, about 1 h 30 min by car

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