:''See Amrapur for namesakes'' Amrapur is a town and former petty

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, in

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state, western

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Village

Most inhabitants are farmers. Some of them are connected with

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. Mr Vijaybhai Borsadiya is currently

sarpanch A sarpanch ( IAST: ''Sarpañch'' Hindi: ''सरपंच'') or Gram Pradhan or Mukhiya is a decision-maker, elected by the village-level constitutional body of local self-government called the Gram Sabha (village government) in India. The Sarp ...

of the village‍.

Location

Amrapur is surrounded on three sides by a dam. Amrapur is located at On Globe. The road to it is from

Kalavad Kalavad is a city and a municipality in Jamnagar district in the Indian state of Gujarat. Post Office Pin Code is 361160. Kalavad is known for shitla mataji temple. Geography Kalavad is located at . It has an average elevation of 87 metres ...

to Ranuja, Dhutarpur, Sumary, Kharavedha, Amrapur.

Statistics

* Population (approx): 250 * Buildings (approx): 25 * Temples: 3 * Shops: 2 * Primary School:1

History

Amrapur was the seat of an eponymous non-salute

Halar Halar (Haalaar) is a historical region of western India, located by the Gulf of Kutch coast on the northwestern area of Nawanagar, now Jamnagar, in Gujarat State, on Saurashtra peninsula, roughly corresponding to the present Jamnagar District ...

''prant'', comprising it and another village on Saurashtra peninsula in present

, western

. It was ruled by Muslim Chieftains of a

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family. It had a population of 1210 in 1901, yielding a state revenue of 8,000 Rupees (all from land, 1903-4) and paying 511 Rupees to the British.

Photo gallery

File:Main enterance amrapur.jpg, main entrance of Amrapur village File:Hanuman temple amrapur.jpg, Hanuman temple Amrapur File:Shiv temple amrapur.jpg, Shiva temple Amrapur File:A view of village amrapur.jpg, a view of village Amrapur File:A view of village amrapur1.jpg, a view of village Amrapur File:Primary school amrapur.jpg, Primary school Amrapur File:Gam no choro amrapur.jpg, Gam no choro Amrapur File:Bapa sitaram oto amrapur.jpg, Bapa sitaram oto Amrapur File:Borsadiya's makan amrapur.jpg, Borsadiya family's makan in Amrapur File:A banian tree amrapur.jpg, a banyan tree in village.

External links and Sources

The official Facebook page of village

References

{{Princely states of the Western India States Agency Villages in Jamnagar district