Jhangar or Jhanger is a village in the Rajouri district of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir, close to the Line of Control that divides the Indian and Pakistan-administered portions of Kashmir.

Prior to 1947, Jhangar was the base of the Mirpur–Poonch Brigade of the State Forces of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir.

[1] It was at a strategic location that was roughly equidistant from the towns of Bhimber, Mirpur, Kotli and Rajouri.

[2] It was fiercely contested between the Indian and Pakistani forces during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948, eventually coming under Indian control.

[3] The village faces frequent shelling from Pakistan.