Amrapur, Jamnagar district
- See Amrapur for namesakes
Village in Gujarat, India
22°22′17″N 70°23′11″E / 22.371262°N 70.38633°E / 22.371262; 70.38633
India (2001)
361130
Amrapur is a town and former petty princely state in Jamnagar, in Kathiawar, Gujarat state, western India.
Village
Most inhabitants are farmers. Some of them are connected with animal husbandry. Mr Vijaybhai Borsadiya is currently sarpanch of the village.
Location
Amrapur is surrounded on three sides by a dam. Amrapur is located at 22°22′17″N 70°23′11″E / 22.371262°N 70.38633°E / 22.371262; 70.38633 On Globe.[3] The road to it is from Kalavad to Ranuja, Dhutarpur, Sumary,[clarification needed] Kharavedha, Amrapur.
Statistics
- Population (approx): 250
- Buildings (approx): 25
- Temples: 3
- Shops: 2
- Primary School:1
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Amrapur was the seat of an eponymous non-salute princely state in Halar prant, comprising it and another village on Saurashtra peninsula in present Gujarat, western India. It was ruled by Muslim Chieftains of a Shaikh family.
It had a population of 1210 in 1901, yielding a state revenue of 8,000 Rupees (all from land, 1903–04) and paying 511 Rupees to the British.
Photo gallery
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main entrance of Amrapur village -
Hanuman temple Amrapur -
Shiva temple Amrapur -
a view of village Amrapur -
a view of village Amrapur -
Primary school Amrapur -
Gam no choro Amrapur -
Bapa sitaram oto Amrapur -
Borsadiya family's makan in Amrapur -
a banyan tree in village.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Amrapur, Jamnagar, Gujarat.
External links and Sources
- The official Facebook page of village
- Imperial gazetteer, on dsal.uchicago.edu - Kathiawar
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 February 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 20 January 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "22°22'16.5"N 70°23'10.8"E".
