Amrapur is a town and former petty princely state in Jamnagar, in Kathiawar, Gujarat state, western India.
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Coordinates: 22.371262°N 70.38633°E / 22.371262; 70.38633 | |
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State | Gujarat |
District | Jamnagar |
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• Total | 250 |
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• Official | Gujarati, Hindi |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Postal Index Number | 361130 |
Vehicle registration | GJ |
Website | gujaratindia |
Most inhabitants are farmers. Some of them are connected with animal husbandry. Mr Vijaybhai Borsadiya is currently sarpanch of the village.
Amrapur is surrounded on three sides by a dam. Amrapur is located at 22.371262°N 70.38633°E / 22.371262; 70.38633 On Globe.[17] The road to it is from Kalavad to Ranuja, Dhutarpur, Sumary,[clarification needed] Kharavedha, Amrapur.
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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, 1903-4) and paying 511 Rupees to the British.
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Princely states of the Western India States Agency during the British Raj, by colonial (Sub)Agency and (in Kathiawar) by prant | |
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Italics = Thana's, jurisdictions grouping several petty states | |
Gohelwar prant (Eastern Kathiawar) |
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Jhalawar prant (Eastern Kathiawar) |
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Halar prant (Western Kathiawar) |
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Sorath prant (Western Kathiawar) |
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Palanpur Agency (Banas Kantha Agency) |
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Mahi Kantha Agency (Banas Kantha) |
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