Himatnagar
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Himatnagar or Himmatnagar{હિંમતનગર} is a town having a municipality
in Sabarkantha district
in the India
n state
of Gujarat. It is the administrative headquarter of the district. The name literally means the "Town of Courage". The town is situated on the bank of the river Hathmati.
Himatnagar was named after the King Himmat Singh. There are two palaces in the town of the King Himmat Singh. Motipura, Mehtapura, Mahavirnagar, Pologround are major areas, Navratri, Diwali, Ramzan and Uttrayan are the biggest festivals of the town. It is also believed that the "Agnihotri Shala" was established near Himatnagar during the time of Mahabharata. Himatnagar is also famous for Asia's best Horse Training Centre, as well as it is a Historical City of North Gujarat.
Himatnagar has a small Railway Station (Meter gage line) and a GSRTC Bus Depot.
Himatnagar is connected with National Highway
No.8 (Mumbai
to Delhi
).
State and in 1912 the town was named Ahmdnagar to Himatnagar by Colonel Maharajadhiraja Maharaja Sri Himmat Singh Sahib Bahadur(2 September 1899-24 November 1960).
Also in Himatnagar is Darul Ulum Hasaniya located Near Hazarat Hasan Shaheed Dargah. There is a large number of Sunni Muslim "Alim", "Hafiz", "Kari" and other Islamic courses available.
The town contains several movie theaters and shopping complexes as well as an amusement park.
Himatnagar is also home to many Hindu sects and temples including Sai Temple, Jalaram Temple, Panchdev Temple, Mahakali Temple, Shri PranNathji Temple, Harshhidhmata Temple, Swaminaryan Temple, Ganpathi Temple, Gayatri Temple.
The agglomeration of medical professionals and services close to the central bus station is famous as “Arogya Nagar” which is one of the major medical facilities of Himatnagar. It is particularly famous for its focus in new ayurvedic medicine.
On the outskirts of Himatnagar lies the co-operative diary factory Sabar Dairy which produces Pasteurized Milk,srikhand, yogurt, paneer, butter, buttermilk along with other dairy based products for National Dairy Development Board Amul
. The suppliers include local dairy farmers from Himatnagar and surrounding 164 villages.
, Himatnagar had a population of 100000. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Himatnagar has an average literacy rate of 77%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 72%. In Himatnagar, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.Recently Himatnagar has its own new brand Public garden which is near to new building of public court which is base on Hatmati's bank. Himatnagar is approx 78 km away from Ahmedabad which is 7th largest city of India.
Municipality
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in Sabarkantha district
Sabarkantha district
Sabarkantha is a district in Northeast of Gujarat state of India.-Geography:The administrative headquarters of the district is Himmatnagar, about 80 km from Ahmedabad....
in the India
India
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n state
States and territories of India
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of Gujarat. It is the administrative headquarter of the district. The name literally means the "Town of Courage". The town is situated on the bank of the river Hathmati.
Himatnagar was named after the King Himmat Singh. There are two palaces in the town of the King Himmat Singh. Motipura, Mehtapura, Mahavirnagar, Pologround are major areas, Navratri, Diwali, Ramzan and Uttrayan are the biggest festivals of the town. It is also believed that the "Agnihotri Shala" was established near Himatnagar during the time of Mahabharata. Himatnagar is also famous for Asia's best Horse Training Centre, as well as it is a Historical City of North Gujarat.
Himatnagar has a small Railway Station (Meter gage line) and a GSRTC Bus Depot.
Himatnagar is connected with National Highway
National Highway
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No.8 (Mumbai
Mumbai
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to Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
).
History
Himatnagar was founded in 1426 by Sultan Ahmed-I (1411–1443).The town was named Ahmednagar after the founder. In 1848 this town was given back to the king of the IdarIdar
Idar is a city and a municipality in Sabarkantha district in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is located about 30 km north of Himatnagar and 25 km from Gujarat's border with Rajasthan...
State and in 1912 the town was named Ahmdnagar to Himatnagar by Colonel Maharajadhiraja Maharaja Sri Himmat Singh Sahib Bahadur(2 September 1899-24 November 1960).
Also in Himatnagar is Darul Ulum Hasaniya located Near Hazarat Hasan Shaheed Dargah. There is a large number of Sunni Muslim "Alim", "Hafiz", "Kari" and other Islamic courses available.
Culture
Himatnagar town is, in size and character, between a city and a village. The town is known for its unique tasting Dal-Bati and Pani-Puri.The town contains several movie theaters and shopping complexes as well as an amusement park.
Himatnagar is also home to many Hindu sects and temples including Sai Temple, Jalaram Temple, Panchdev Temple, Mahakali Temple, Shri PranNathji Temple, Harshhidhmata Temple, Swaminaryan Temple, Ganpathi Temple, Gayatri Temple.
Economy
Himatnagar is a central site for the ceramic industry of India, and is home to several manufacturing units such as Asian Tiles, Regent Tiles and Graneto. The town has also been home to major companies in the scale industries since 1960.The agglomeration of medical professionals and services close to the central bus station is famous as “Arogya Nagar” which is one of the major medical facilities of Himatnagar. It is particularly famous for its focus in new ayurvedic medicine.
On the outskirts of Himatnagar lies the co-operative diary factory Sabar Dairy which produces Pasteurized Milk,srikhand, yogurt, paneer, butter, buttermilk along with other dairy based products for National Dairy Development Board Amul
Amul
Amul , formed in 1946, is a dairy cooperative in India. It is a brand name managed by an apex cooperative organisation, Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd...
. The suppliers include local dairy farmers from Himatnagar and surrounding 164 villages.
Demographics
India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Himatnagar had a population of 100000. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Himatnagar has an average literacy rate of 77%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 72%. In Himatnagar, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.Recently Himatnagar has its own new brand Public garden which is near to new building of public court which is base on Hatmati's bank. Himatnagar is approx 78 km away from Ahmedabad which is 7th largest city of India.