Amb, India
Amb | |
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Town | |
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| Country |  India |
| State | Himachal Pradesh |
| District | Una |
| Government | |
| • Body | Panchayat |
| Elevation | 478 m (1,568 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 5,000 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi Punjabi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 177203 |
| Telephone code | 01976 |
| Vehicle registration | HP-19 |
| Nearest city | Una, Hamirpur, Hoshiarpur, Chintpurni |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Hamirpur |
| Civic agency | Panchayat |
| Climate | Hot and humid. (Köppen) |
| Avg. summer temperature | 48 °C (118 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 2 °C (36 °F) |
Amb is a town situated in the district of Una in Himachal Pradesh state of India. It is situated in the Northern region of Indian Subcontinent. It is a sub-division and Tehsil of the Una district. The town was named Amb after the name of the goddess Amba, deity situated in nearby Chintpurni.
Geography and Demographics
Amb is a plain area surrounded by mountains of the Shivalik ranges. People speak Punjabi here. It has a population of around 5000 people. Some localities of Amb are Pratap Nagar, Adarsh Nagar, and Sham Nagar.
Education
Amb has various education institutions including a government senior secondary school, Gurukul Public School, Indian Public School, Shivalik Hill Pub Sr. Sec. School, Sudha Model School and Maharana Pratap College being one of them. Maharana Pratap Govt. College, Amb came into being on 18 June 1997 when the Himachal Pradesh Government took over the erstwhile National College, Amb, established in 1970. The College is situated in the center of the Amb town on the National Highway, 32 km from Una, the District headquarters, on the way to the famous shrine of the goddess Chintpurni.[1]
History
Amb has some ancient historical ruins of royal palaces and gardens. In the year 1877, at the request of Maharaja Ranbir Singh of Jammu and Kashmir, the British government restored to Raja Ran Singh the Jagir in Jaswan, originally held by Raja Ummed Singh consisting of 21 villages in Jaswan Dun valley and the family garden at Amb, as well as palace buildings of Raja Ummed Singh at Rajpura. Raja Ran Singh died in 1892 and was succeeded by his son Raja Raghunath Singh who also died in 1918. Thereafter, Raja Laxman Singh succeeded him. His son Raja Chain Singh succeeded him and in 2009 after he passed away, Raja Vijaindra Singh is now residing at Amb.[2]
Communication and Transport
Amb has a small bus stand. Buses are available for all major towns of Himachal and North India including Delhi, Chandigarh, Shimla, and Dharmshala, etc. Amb is also connected with railway line. The Amb Andaura railway station (Station Code-AADR) is situated 1.8 km from the bus stand.
The following trains are available:
- Himachal Express (14553-14554): (Daily) Delhi to Amb Andaura, Himachal Pradesh. Leaves Old Delhi railway station at 10.55 pm and reaches Amb Andaura station at 8:35 am in the morning. In the evening, train leaves from Amb Andaura at 8:10 pm and reaches Delhi at 5:30 am in the morning the next day.
- DMU Shuttle Train Service (74992): (Daily) Ambala to Amb Andaura via Chandigarh leaves Amb Andaura at 6:00 am & reaches Ambala at 1:10 pm..
The station lies on the under-construction track from Una to Talwara.
Industries
Amb Town is also an industrial zone of Himachal Pradesh. Many units including Sonalika (car manufacturer) and Him cylinders are located in this town. Jindal group also established here its new textile plants i.e. Jindal Medicot, JSTL and HTPL.
Nearby places
Chintpurni, Una district, Thaneek Pura, Nehri, Daulatpur, Mairi, Lohara, Gagret, Hoshiarpur, and the last village named Ganu towards Talwara.
References
- ^ Maharana Pratap Govt. College, Amb
- ^ "PRE-INDEPENDENCE HISTORY". http://hpuna.nic.in/history.htm/. Una Disctirct, Himachal Pradesh State Government. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
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