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Ramtek is a city and municipal council in Nagpur district of Maharashtra, India.
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Municipal council | |
 Spire of Main Shrine - Ram Temple, Ramtek | |
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| Country |  India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Nagpur |
| Named for | Rama |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Body | Ramtek Municipal council |
| • MP | Shyamkumar (Bablu) Barve.[1] |
| • MLA | Ashish Jaiswal[2] |
| Language | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Pincode | 441106[3] |
| Website | Ramtek Municipal council |
Religious significance
editRamtek hosts a historic temple of Rama. It is believed that Ramtek was the place where Rama, the Hindu god, rested while he was in exile, Hence it is named Ramtek.[4] According to Hindu mythology, the ashram of the Hindu sage Agastya was situated close to Ramtek. The present temple was built by Raghuji Bhonsale, the Maratha ruler of Nagpur in 18th century after his victory over fort of Deogarh in Chhindwara.
This place is also related to the Sanskrit poet Kalidasa. It is believed that Kalidasa wrote Meghadūta in the hills of Ramtek.
Jain Temple
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Ramtek is also known for its ancient Jain temple with various ancient statues of Jain Tirthankara. The main idol of Shantinatha, the sixteenth Tirthankara has a legend associated with it.
It became more popular when one of the leading Digambar Jain Acharyas, Acharya Vidyasagar visited and stayed with his sangh in Ramtek in 1993, 94, 2008, 2013 and 2017 for the four months of chaturmas during the rainy season. With his inspiration, a big Jain temple has been constructed.
The place was ruled by Gond rulers before being captured by the Bhonsale rulers of Nagpur in the eighteenth century.
Education
editRamtek has an engineering college KITS[5] which comes under Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University, Nagpur as also the Kavikulaguru Kalidas Sanskrit University.[6] The college Shri Narendra Tidke College of Arts and Commerce is also located in Ramtek.[7]
Geography
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Ramtek is located at 21°24′N 79°20′E / 21.4°N 79.33°E.[8] It has an average elevation of 345 metres (1131 feet). It is located at a distance of around 50 km from Nagpur. Khindasi lake is one of the important tourist attractions at Ramtek.
Attractions
editKhindsi Lake near Ramtek offers water sports activities.[citation needed] Ramdham on the Jabalpur National Highway is a theme park with replica temples. Ramdham was later expanded into a water park, resort, adventure zone, agro zone, bird zone by the name of Lighthouse Water Park & Resort.[citation needed]
Demographics
editAs of 2001[update] India census,[9] Ramtek had a population of 22,517. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Ramtek has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 82%, and female literacy is 68%. In Ramtek, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.
| Year | Male | Female | Total Population | Change | Religion (%) | |||||||
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| Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Sikhs | Buddhist | Jain | Other religions and persuasions | Religion not stated | |||||
| 2001[10] | 11554 | 10962 | 22516 | - | 84.038 | 5.547 | 0.115 | 0.133 | 8.834 | 0.737 | 0.551 | 0.044 |
| 2011[11] | 11321 | 10989 | 22310 | -0.915 | 84.496 | 6.015 | 0.036 | 0.081 | 8.467 | 0.758 | 0.121 | 0.027 |
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Ramtek, Maharashtra Lok Sabha Election Results 2024 Highlights: Shyamkumar Barve Wins Race by 76768 Votes". India Today. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ "New Maharashtra government will do justice to Vidarbha: MLA Ramtek Ashish Jaiswal". Times of India. 7 July 2022.
- ^ "Ramtek Pin Code". ABP news.
- ^ "Ramtek: A Secret Getaway in Maharashtra". Outlook India. 7 April 2022.
- ^ "KITS Engineering college".
- ^ "Kavikulaguru Kalidas Sanskrit University".
- ^ "Shri Narendra Tidke College of Arts and Commerce, Ramtek".
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Ramtek
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- ^ Census India 2001.
- ^ Census India 2011.