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* Loha Mandi is about 7 km to the west of the city center and about 5 km from

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. The roads provide easy access into the township. It is also very close to St. John's Crossing and is one of the central parts of Agra. Local transport is easily available for Bodla, Shahganj, Bijli Ghar,

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, St. John's College and Bhagwan Talkies Crossing. *

Raja Ki Mandi Raja ki Mandi (Hindi: राजा की मंडी) is named after a ruler of the place Raja Ram Vyas, it is an area in Agra with shops selling all sorts of clothes lining the streets. There is also a railway station at Raja ki Mandi by the ...

is the nearest railway station, and is about 2 km from the Loha Mandi crossing. *

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lies about 7 km to the south of Loha Mandi.

History

Loha Mandi was the hub of iron trade and also for iron-based product, hence the name Loha Mandi which literally means "place for iron trade". Even today the market has many shops that deals with

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. The market has expended and there are all shops selling all sorts of items.

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For visitors, Loha Mandi is still essentially a shopping destination. There is a cloth market where people used to buy clothes at. There is also a big vegetable market where people come to buy

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s from nearby places. There is also a leading educational publication in its bagh ram sahai area namely Navyug Publications Jaipur House (a store named after a famous palace in Delhi) and Shahganj (named after a city) are popular destinations where

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and

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products are available.

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