Amethi
| Amethi अमेठी امیٹھی | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
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Amethi Railway Station | |
  Amethi Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 26°09′18″N 81°48′32″E / 26.155°N 81.809°ECoordinates: 26°09′18″N 81°48′32″E / 26.155°N 81.809°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Amethi |
| Government | |
| • MP | Rahul Gandhi (INC) |
| Elevation | 100 m (300 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 12,808 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Telephone code | +915368 |
| Vehicle registration | UP36 |
| Sex ratio | 908 females per 1000 males ♂/♀ |
| Literacy (2011) | 59.20 |
| Website |
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Amethi is a town in Amethi district in Faizabad division, of Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Gauriganj is the administrative headquarter of Amethi district. Amethi town is thirteen kilometers away from the district headquarter. Amethi is a major town of the Amethi district and also a municipal board.
Amethi is known for being the constituency of Indian Nehru-Gandhi Family since 1980. Amethi has been a Congress stronghold since its formation in 1966. The former prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru's grandsons Sanjay and Rajiv Gandhi (the sons of Indira Gandhi), Rajiv Gandhi's widow Sonia Gandhi and son Rahul Gandhi, have at one time or the other, represented this constituency. Amethi has elected Non-Nehru dynasty Congress person to parliament for two terms (Vidyadhar Bajpai 1966-77) and a non-congress M.P once (Ravindra Pratap Singh, Janata Party, 1977–80)[1] Mr. Chandra Kant Pandey is the District Magistrate of Amethi.
History
In the past, Amethi used to be called Raipur-Amethi. Raipur is the place where the fort of Raja of Amethi. His ancestors used to reside in Raipur-Phulwari, where the old fort is still there. Amethi is also famous for the temple called Hanumangarhi and a mosque both built about hundred years ago. About three kilometres north of Amethi there is a tomb of famous poet which is in Ram Nagar, Saint Malik Muhammad Jayasi where he died, and the fort was built by Bachghoti Rajas.[2]
Demographics
As of 2001 India census,[3] Amethi had a population of 12,808. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%.
Transport
Amethi is connected to the major cities in Uttar Pradesh and North-Eastern India via Indian Railways and roads. Amethi railway station has direct trains connecting with major cities like Jammu, Amritsar, Delhi, Lucknow, Kanpur, Dehradun, Haridwar, Jaipur , Allahabad, Varanasi, Kolkata, Puri, Bhopal, Mumbai and Bangalore.
A number of Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation buses play from Amethi.
Institutions
The town is a local education center, with some institutions more than 100 years old. These include the Rajarshi Rananjay Singh Group of Institutions, Prime Educational Institutes are Indian Institute of Information Technology, Rajarshi Rananjay Singh Institute of Management & Technology, Rajarshi Rananjay Sinh College of Pharmacy and Ranveer Rananjay Post Graduate College. Indian Institute of Information Technology of Amethi campus renamed as Rajiv Gandhi IIIT was established in 2005 as an extension campus of Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad. After a run of 11 years, Rajiv Gandhi IIIT was shut down in the year 2016.
Few renowned schools and colleges in Amethi district near Amethi town are Indira Gandhi Post Graduate College, Manishi Mahila Degree College,Rananjay Inter College,Kamla Nehru School,Sanjay Gandhi Smarak Vidyalaya Junior High School,Jawahar Novodaya Vidyalaya and others.
Amethi district contains 1,431 government primary schools,433 government upper primary schools, 33 government-aided primary schools, 42 madrasas and 145 intermediate schools, including 18 government inter-colleges.Famous two non-government intermediate schools are Shri Shiv Pratap Inter College and Rajarshi Rananjay Inter college.
In main Amethi city, there are 11 public sector banks and one private sector.
Industries
Due to High Profile constituency mainly public sector units established in Amethi Like Hindustan Aeronatics Limited, BHEL, Indo gulf fertilizers established in 70s
Due to the lack of basic amenities like Power, the presence of private sector organizations is rare - exception being ACC [Associate Cement Company].
Non-Government Organisations
1.Society for Animal Health Agriculture Science and Humanity,Munshiganj 2.Rajiv Gandhi Charitable Trust
References
- ↑ "Amethi". Brand Bharat. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
- ↑ "About Amethi".
- ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.