Khetri
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Khetri Khetri Khedi |
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Khetri fort
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| Nickname(s): khetadi | |
 Khetri
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| Coordinates: 27°59′N 75°48′E / 27.98°N 75.8°ECoordinates: 27°59′N 75°48′E / 27.98°N 75.8°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Rajasthan |
| District | Jhunjhunu |
| Elevation | 484 m (1,588 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 18,209 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Marwadi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 333504/333503 |
| Telephone code | 01593 |
Khetri Nagar is a town in Jhunjhunu district of Rajasthan in India. It is part of the Shekhawati region. Khetri is actually two towns, "Khetri Town" founded by Raja Khet Singhji Nirwan and "Khetri Nagar" which is about 10 km away from Khetri. Khetri Nagar, well known for its Copper Project, was built by and is under the control of Hindustan Copper Limited, a public sector undertaking under the Government of India. Khetri Nagar is also very well known with name of 'Copper'.
Khetri is situated at the foothills of the Aravalli Range, which hosts copper mineralization, giving rise to an 80 km long metallogenetic province from Singhana in the north to Raghunathgarh in the south, popularly known as Khetri Copper Belt. The belt comprises tightly folded Proterozoic metasediments that rest over basement gneisses and is a part of the North Delhi fold belt. Prominent deposits of the belt are: Khetri, Kolihan, Banwas, Chandmari, Dhani Basri, Baniwali Ki Dhani (Neem Ka Thana, Rajasthan). Other deposits are: Dholamala, Akwali, Muradpura - Pacheri (Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan), and Devtalai (Bhilwara, Rajasthan).
Hindustan Copper Limited The Khetri Copper Complex of Hindustan Copper Limited is situated at 10 km from Khetri town. It is one of the largest Copper mines in India with concentrator & refinery and produces copper. It also has by-products i.e. Sulphuric acid, fertilizer raw materials, etc.
Origin
Regular mining ceased in this area by 1872. With the advent of 20th century, the geologists of Geological Survey of India. Indian Bureau of Mines undertook explorations. Development of Khetri Mine was started by National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) and the project was handed over to HCL in 1967 when HCL was formed. Subsequently, smelting and refining facilities were added. Khetri Copper Complex (KCC) at Khetrinagar, Rajasthan
Khetri was the independent state of Shekhawat's. The rulers of Khetri belonged to Shekhawat sub-clan (Bhojraj Ji Ka subsub-clan) of Kachawa dynasty of Jaipur. The king of Khetri Raja Ajit Singh of Khetri gave name of Swami Vivekananda, to Narendra. The saffron turban and clothes were given to Swami Vivekananda by Raja Ajit Singh. King Ajit SIngh also financed Swami Viveknanda's visit to Chicago to attend the World Religions' Parliament, held in 1893.
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