Amet
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| ?Amet Rajasthan • India |
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| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Area • Elevation |
• 575 m (1,886 ft) |
| District(s) | Rajsamand |
| Population | 16,669 (2001) |
Coordinates: Amet is a city and a municipality in Rajsamand district in the Indian state of Rajasthan.
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[edit] Geography
Amet is located at .[1] It has an average elevation of 575 metres (1886 feet).
[edit] History
Old name : Ambapur It famous in history for many things..One of them is Veer Patta the great king (under Mewar)of Amet who fought bravely against Muslims with the than Maharana of Mewar Udai singh who founded Udaipur city famously known as "city of lakes". The great Maharana Pratap was son of Udai Singh.
[edit] Tourist Place
Vevar Mahadev, the temple of Shiva is very famous tourist place of Amet. It is situated near bank of the river "Chandrabhaga" and surrounded by Aravali hills and great amount of greenary makes a perfect place for all those who wants to go near to nature and peace. Also Asharam ji ashram is near to the temple. Amet is also famous for mandir of lord Jaisingh Shyam ji in the heart of Amet.
[edit] social activities
Amet is also active when it comes to social activities. various social organizations are working here mainiy RSS(Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh),which is not only largest volunteer organization in the world and also famous for helping society to unite and help each other in times of crisis be it earthquake in Gujrat, or tsunami on southern corner of India.
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001 India census,[2] Amet had a population of 16,669. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Amet has an average literacy rate of 66%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 59% of the males and 41% of females literate. 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.
More About Amet Nagar (A Nagar Of Lord Jaisinghshayam)
Amet is one of the Indian cities which has a Martian crater named after it. The other cities/towns are Bhor, Broach, Kakori, Poona (Pune), Rayadurg, Sandila and Wer
for more information please visit : [www.ametnagar.com]
[edit] References
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Amet
- ^ Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns. (Provisional). Census Commission of India. Retrieved on 2007-09-03.
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