Amethi district
| Amethi district | |
|---|---|
| District of Uttar Pradesh | |
 Location of Amethi district in Uttar Pradesh |
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| Country | India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| Administrative division | Faizabad |
| Headquarters | Gauriganj |
| Tehsils | 4 |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Amethi |
| • Assembly seats | 5 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,063 km2 (1,183 sq mi) |
| Website | Official website |
See Amethi (Lok Sabha constituency) for the Lok Sabha constituency of Amethi.
Amethi district is the 72nd district of the state of Uttar Pradesh in northern India. This district is part of Faizabad division. It covers an area of 3,070 km². Gauriganj is the administrative headquarters of the district.
It is better known due to being the seat of power of the Indian Nehru-Gandhi political dynasty since 1980. The former prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru, his grandsons Sanjay and Rajiv Gandhi (the sons of Indira Gandhi), Rajiv Gandhi's widow Sonia Gandhi and son Rahul Gandhi, have at one time or the other, represented its constituency.
Amethi was the 72nd district of Uttar Pradesh which came into existence on 1 July 2010 by merging three tehsils of the erstwhile Sultanpur district, namely, Amethi, Gauriganj and Musafirkhana and two tehsils of the erstwhile Raebareli district, namely, Salon and Tiloi and was named as Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Nagar. However, its name was changed back to Amethi when the ruling party changed.
Amethi is a major town of district and also a municipal board. It is also called as Raipur-Amethi.
Amethi lies on the Raebareli-Amethi-Sultanpur road about 40 km south-west of Sultanpur. Also called as Raipur-Amethi, of which Raipur belonged to the Raja of Amethi who lived at Ram Nagar. His ancestors used to live in Raipur-Phulwari where the old fort is still found. Here is also a temple called Hanumangarhi and a mosque both built about hundred years ago. About three kilometres north of Ram Nagar there is a tomb of famous poet, Saint Malik Muhammad Jayasi where he died, and the fort was built by Bachghoti Rajas.
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