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'''Amalner''' is a town and a [[municipal council]] in [[Jalgaon district]] in the state of [[Maharashtra]], [[India]], situated on the bank of the Bori River. Amalner is the birthplace of the [[Wipro]] company, which started business by producing vanaspati ghee from [[sunflower seed]]s there.<ref name=NPHistory/><ref name="moneycontrol-wipro-history"/><ref name="companyhistory">{{cite web|url=http://www.wipro.com/about-Wipro/|title="About Wipro"|website=wipro.com|accessdate=22 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170922040551/http://www.wipro.com/about-Wipro/|archive-date=22 September 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> Amalner is a [[tehsil]] in [[Jalgaon]] district.

Amalner lies on the [[Western Railway zone|Western Railway]] between [[Surat]] and [[Bhusawal]]. Amalner is well connected to the [[Central Railway zone|Central Railway]] through Jalgaon / Bhusaval as well as the Western through Surat.

== History ==

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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/012155544|title= Catalog Record: Journal of the Indian Institute of... |publisher=Hathi Trust Digital Library|accessdate= |year= 1918 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://nmu.ac.in/rcp/en-us/home.aspx|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202014020/http://nmu.ac.in/rcp/en-us/home.aspx|archive-date=2 December 2013|title= P G Research Centre of Philosophy}}</ref>

[[Pandurang Sadashiv Sane]], popularly known as [[Sane Guruji]], was one of the famous teachers at Pratap high school. He fought for the [[independence of India]], was a teacher, poet and writer, and wrote many books, including ''Shyamchi Aai'' and ''Bhartiya 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 first [[dalda]] factory at Amalner, which is now known as a mother plant of the giant [[Wipro]] company. Amalner city is still densely populated with Wipro shareholders.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/stocks/news/maharashtras-amalners-residents-hold-rs-3000-crore-worth-shares-of-wipro/articleshow/50938848.cms|title= Maharashtra's Amalner's residents hold Rs 3000-crore worth shares of Wipro|newspaper= The Economic Times|last1= Vyas|first1= Jwalit}}</ref> Azim Premji visited Amalner's Wipro plant on 12 February 2013, to address the employees of the company.

== Geography ==

Amalner is located at 18°56′N 75°20′E / 18.93°N 75.33°E / 18.93; 75.33[1]. It has an [[average]] [[elevation]] of 344 [[metre]]s. It is 36 km from Dhule.

== Demographics ==

As of the Indian [[census]] of 2011,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=16 June 2004|title= Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=1 November 2008|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> 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 being [[Literacy|literate]]. Some 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

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|2001<ref>[https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/21494/download/24626/PC01_C01_27.xls Census India 2001].</ref>
| style="text-align:right;" |47,491
| style="text-align:right;" |43,999
| style="text-align:right;" |91,490
| style="text-align:center;" | -
| style="text-align:right;" |79.109
| style="text-align:right;" |17.169
| style="text-align:right;" |0.103
| style="text-align:right;" |0.120
| style="text-align:right;" |0.819
| style="text-align:right;" |2.574
| style="text-align:right;" |0.043
| style="text-align:right;" |0.063
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|2011<ref>[https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11382/download/14495/DDW27C-01%20MDDS.XLS Census India 2011].</ref>
| style="text-align:right;" |49,564
| style="text-align:right;" |46,430
| style="text-align:right;" |95,994
| style="text-align:right;" |0.049
| style="text-align:right;" |77.101
| style="text-align:right;" |18.701
| style="text-align:right;" |0.130
| style="text-align:right;" |0.100
| style="text-align:right;" |1.606
| style="text-align:right;" |2.093
| style="text-align:right;" |0.024
| style="text-align:right;" |0.245
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== References ==
{{reflist|30em|refs=
<ref name="NPHistory">{{cite web |url=http://www.ndtv.com/photos/business/wipro-from-a-vegetable-oil-maker-to-an-it-major-14100 |title=Wipro: From a vegetable oil maker to an IT major |publisher=NDTV Profit |accessdate=15 November 2013}}</ref>

<ref name="moneycontrol-wipro-history">{{cite web | title = Company History of Wipro | url = http://www.moneycontrol.com/company-facts/wipro/history/W | publisher = Money Control |accessdate=15 November 2013}}</ref>

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