| Hiranagar | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | India Jammu and Kashmir#India |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India |
| Coordinates: | 32.45°N 75.27°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | Union Territory |
| Subdivision Name1: | Jammu and Kashmir |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kathua |
| Governing Body: | Municipal council |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Elevation M: | 308 |
| Population Total: | 8249 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Dogri, Hindi |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 184142 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | 01922 |
| Official Name: | Hiranagar |
| Subdivision Type3: | Tehsil |
| Subdivision Name3: | Hiranagar |
Hiranagar is a town and a notified area committee, near Kathua city in Kathua district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is a tehsil headquarters. It is named after Rajput Raja Hira Singh, son of Raja Dhyan Singh and nephew of Raja Gulab Singh.
Raja Hira Singh, the nephew of Maharaja Gulab Singh, is believed to have founded the town after his name when he was bestowed with the jagir of Jasrota. He also renovated the Jasmergarh Fort situated between Tarnah and Bein Nallahs. The fort also housed the tehsil and other government offices prior to 1947. Later the offices were moved to Hiranagar.
Hiranagar is located at 32.45°N 75.27°W.[1] It has an average elevation of 308 metres (1010 feet).
Religion based Demographics
| Hindu | 8,086 | (97.49%) | 4,396 | 3,690 | |
| Muslim | 67 | (0.81%) | 54 | 13 | |
| Christian | 86 | (1.04%) | 45 | 41 | |
| Sikh | 42 | (0.51%) | 25 | 17 | |
| Buddhist | 3 | (0.04%) | 3 | 0 | |
| Jain | 0 | (0%) | 0 | 0 | |
| Other Religion | 0 | (0%) | 0 | 0 | |
| No Religion Specified | 10 | (0.12%) | 3 | 7 |
Jasmergarh Fort is situated just outside the town. Towards the border with Pakistan. It was built by King Hira, after whom the town is named. It has a notable temple of Mata Kali. It is one of the historical places in Kathua District.
The town of Hiranagar is connected to major cities like- Jammu, Srinagar, New Delhi, etc.. via Srinagar-Kanyakumari Highway(NH-44). Hiranagar has a railway station through which it is connected to other cities with rail connectivity.