Bagra, India

Bagra is a village in the Jalore district in the Marwar (in Hindi मारवाड़) region in Rajasthan state in India. Bagra lies 18 km south of the town of Jalore on Jalore-Sirohi road.HistoryBagra was famous in India for its trade in silver and gold.Before independence, this village was part of Marwar / Jodhpur State and was a Jagir village of Thakur Durjan Singhji of Thikana Daspan. Rajpurohit Manji Jagarwal of Bagra took part in the Marwar Farmer's Movement and Indian freedom Movement against British Rule in India.“This is not a time to retreat until the better times return.” -Rajpurohit Manji Jagarwal BagraPeopleBagra has a population of 9,661 according to the 2001 census. A number of the town's original families have migrated elsewhere in India.