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Amalner | |
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  Amalner Location in Maharashtra, India Show map of Maharashtra Amalner Amalner (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:21°03′N75°03′E / 21.05°N 75.05°E /21.05; 75.05 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Jalgaon |
| Elevation | 344 m (1,129 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 95,994 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 425401 |
Amalner is a town and amunicipal council inJalgaon district in the state ofMaharashtra,India, situated on the bank of the Bori River. Amalner is the birthplace of theWipro company, which started business by producing vanaspati ghee fromsunflower seeds there.[1][2][3] Amalner is atehsil inJalgaon district.
Amalner lies on theWestern Railway betweenSurat andBhusawal. Amalner is well connected to theCentral Railway through Jalgaon / Bhusaval as well as the Western through Surat.
Amalner has a historical importance in the fields of education, industrialisation and independence movements. It is host to one of the oldest philosophical centres in India, the Pratap Tatwadnyan Mandir, formerly the Indian Institute of Philosophy.[4][5]
Pandurang Sadashiv Sane, popularly known asSane Guruji, was one of the famous teachers at Pratap high school. He fought for theindependence of India, was a teacher, poet and writer, and wrote many books, includingShyamchi Aai andBhartiya Sanskriti.
Shriram shastri Upasani was also resident of Amalner. He studied the Vedas, Upanishads and other Shastras in Kashi i.e. Varanasi in Gurukul system. Then he came back to Amalner and served as a teacher in Pratap high school and college. He also served to teach religious and philosophical studies to newly initiated Sanyasis of Hindu Jain and Buddhist society. Due to his knowledge in philosophy various intellectual were coming to meet him. He was having close intellectual relations with dr.Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (former President of India).
In 1945,Azim Premji's father started the firstdalda factory at Amalner, which is now known as a mother plant of the giantWipro company. Amalner city is still densely populated with Wipro shareholders.[6] Azim Premji visited Amalner's Wipro plant on 12 February 2013, to address the employees of the company.
Amalner is located at 18°56′N 75°20′E / 18.93°N 75.33°E / 18.93; 75.33[1]. It has anaverageelevation of 344metres. It is 36 km from Dhule.
As of the Indiancensus of 2011,[7] Amalner had a population of 95,994. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. The average literacy rate is 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%, with 57% of the males and 43% of females beingliterate. Some 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[8] | 47,491 | 43,999 | 91,490 | - | 79.109 | 17.169 | 0.103 | 0.120 | 0.819 | 2.574 | 0.043 | 0.063 |
| 2011[9] | 49,564 | 46,430 | 95,994 | 0.049 | 77.101 | 18.701 | 0.130 | 0.100 | 1.606 | 2.093 | 0.024 | 0.245 |
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