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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Amethi district
| settlement_type = [[Districts of Uttar Pradesh|District of Uttar Pradesh]]
| total_type = Total
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| image_map = India Uttar Pradesh districts 2012 Amethi.svg
| map_caption = Location of Amethi district in Uttar Pradesh
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| coor_pinpoint = Gauriganj
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[India]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Administrative divisions of India|Division]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Faizabad division]]
| established_title = Established
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| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Gauriganj]]
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
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| p1 = 4
| area_total_km2 = 2329.11
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| population_total = 2,549,935
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| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
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| leader_title1 = [[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name1 = [[Amethi (Lok Sabha constituency)]]
| leader_title2 = [[Vidhan Sabha|Vidhan Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name2 = {{olist |[[Amethi (Assembly constituency)|Amethi]] |[[Gauriganj (Assembly constituency)|Gauriganj]] |[[Jagdishpur (Assembly constituency)|Jagdishpur]] |[[Tiloi (Assembly constituency)|Tiloi]]<ref>{{cite news|title=District wise assembly seats of Uttar Pradesh|url=http://www.myneta.info/uttarpradesh2017/|access-date=6 December 2018|publisher=Myneta.info}}</ref>}}
| leader_title3 = District Magistrate
| leader_name3 = Rakesh Kumar Mishra, IAS<ref name="DM">{{cite web |title=District Amethi,Government of Uttar Pradesh {{!}} Famous for Moonj Production {{!}} India |url=https://amethi.nic.in/ |website=amethi.nic.in |access-date=5 September 2020}}</ref>
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
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| website = http://amethi.nic.in/
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'''Amethi district''' is the 72nd district of the [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]] in northern [[India]]. This district is a part of [[Faizabad division]] (officially Ayodhya division). It covers an area of 2329.11 km².<ref>{{Cite web|title=District Amethi,Government of Uttar Pradesh {{!}} Famous for Moonj Production {{!}} India|url=https://amethi.nic.in/|access-date=8 March 2021|language=en-US}}</ref> [[Gauriganj]] is the administrative headquarters of the district.{{Citation needed|date=September 2021}}

It is better known due to being the seat of power of the Indian [[Nehru-Gandhi Family|Nehru-Gandhi]] political dynasty since 1980. The former prime minister [[Jawaharlal Nehru]], his grandsons [[Sanjay Gandhi|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 [[Amethi (Lok Sabha constituency)|its constituency]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Rahul Gandhi says will change face of Amethi, dangles jobs carrot|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/latest-news/rahul-gandhi-says-will-change-face-of-amethi-dangles-jobs-carrot/|access-date=8 December 2016|agency=PTI|publisher=The Indian Express|date=13 June 2013}}</ref> However, this changed in 2019 when Rahul Gandhi was defeated in the Lok Sabha elections by [[Smriti Irani]], a former TV actress.{{Citation needed|date=September 2021}}

==General characteristics of the district==
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.{{Citation needed|date=September 2021}} However, its name was changed back to Amethi when the ruling party changed.{{Citation needed|date=September 2021}}

Amethi is a major town of district and also a municipal board.{{Citation needed|date=September 2021}}

===History===
Amethi lies on the [[Raebareli]]-Amethi-[[Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh|Sultanpur]] road about 40 km south-west of [[Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh|Sultanpur city]]. 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 the famous poet [[Malik Muhammad Jayasi]] (best remembered for his epic composition [[Padmavat]]) where he died, and the fort was built by Bachghoti Rajas.<ref>{{cite web|title=About Amethi|url=http://amethi.in/|access-date=5 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904110159/http://amethi.in/|archive-date=4 September 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Location===
{{Unreferenced section|date=September 2021}}
District Amethi lies at the latitude 26°9’ north and longitude 81°49’ east at an average elevation of 101 metres(331 feet) from mean sea level. The total geographic area of the districts is about 3063 km<sup>2</sup>. The surface is generally level, being broken only by ravines in the neighbourhood of the rivers. The principal river is Gomti, which passes through the centre of the district. North side of this district is bounded by Faizabad District; South side is bounded by Pratapgarh District. West side is bounded by Bara-Banki District and Rai Baeilly District and the East side is bounded by Sultanpur district.

===Topography===
{{Unreferenced section|date=September 2021}}
The land of Amethi district is generally plane except some regions around the Gomti River which drains almost the whole district. It may be called an agrarian area as agriculture is the main occupation of the people. Amethi district has a wet and dry climate with average temperatures ranging between 23 °C to 28 °C. Amethi experiences three distinct seasons: summer, monsoon and a mild autumn. Typical summer months are from March to May, with maximum temperatures ranging from 36° to 44 °C. The rainy season in the districts falls between June and September and July being the wettest month of the year. Winter starts from November. The daytime temperature hovers around 22 °C while night temperature is below 8 °C during December and January, often dropping to 2°to 3 °C.

===Change of status and name ===
Chief minister Mayawati had ordered formation of Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Nagar district on May 21, 2003 but following a change of guard her arch political rival Mulayam Singh Yadav had scrapped it on November 23 the same year. The Chatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Nagar district included within it five tehsils of Sultanpur and Rae Bareli districts which form part of Amethi constituency. In December 2003, a lawyer of Amethi, Uma Shankar Pandey, had challenged the order scrapping the formation of the district in the High Court.<ref>{{Cite web|date=September 1, 2010|first=Dhananjay|last=Mahapatra|title=Victory for Mayawati, can rename Amethi as Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Nagar |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/victory-for-mayawati-can-rename-amethi-as-chhatrapati-shahuji-maharaj-nagar/articleshow/6473468.cms|access-date=2021-08-24|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>

BSP won the 2007 Uttar Pradesh state legislative assembly election and Chief Minister Mayawati ordered the formation of the district again. The district 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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=History {{!}} District Amethi,Government of Uttar Pradesh {{!}} India|url=https://amethi.nic.in/history/|access-date=2021-08-24|language=en-US}}</ref>

However the name of the district was changed to Amethi after Samajwadi Party came into power in the 2012 state legislative assembly election.

In Lucknow on 7 October 2013,the State Cabinet revoked the earlier notification regarding renaming of Amethi as Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj Nagar. Now the Amethi will be known as its previous name, told Chief Secretary Mr. Akhand Pratap Singh in a media. Amethi contains a hospital (Sanjay Gandhi Hospital) at Munshiganj. The NGO, Society for Animal Health Agriculture Science and Humanity is located at Munshiganj.

==Demographics==
In the 2011 Indian census used the old district definitions, and so did not list Amethi district.<ref name="census2011-C16">{{cite report|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-0900.XLSX|title=C-16 Population By Mother Tongue – Uttar Pradesh|publisher=Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|access-date=15 July 2020}}</ref> The sub-districts ([[tehsil]]s) that form Amethi district had the following populations:
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
|-
! colspan="4" | Population of the subdistricts that form Amethi district i the 2011 census.<ref name="census2011-C16" />
|-
! Sub-district name
! Population in 2011 census
! District at the time of the 2011 census
! Division at the time of the 2011 census
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|| Amethi
| style="text-align:right;" | 447,330
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Sultanpur district|Sultanpur]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Faizabad division|Faizabad]]
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|| Gauriganj
| style="text-align:right;" | 390,935
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Sultanpur district|Sultanpur]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Faizabad division|Faizabad]]
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|| Musafirkhana
| style="text-align:right;" | 709,816
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Sultanpur district|Sultanpur]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Faizabad division|Faizabad]]
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|| Tiloi
| style="text-align:right;" | 502,052
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Rae Bareli district|Rae Bareli]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Lucknow division|Lucknow]]
|- class="sortbottom" valign="top"
|| Total
| style="text-align:right;" | 2,050,133
| style="text-align:center;" | –
| style="text-align:center;" | –
|-
|}

In 2013 it was proposed that Salon sub-district be moved from Amethi district back to [[Rae Bareli district]] in [[Lucknow division]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Verma|first=Lalmani|title=Amethi to remain district, but with one less tehsil|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/amethi-to-remain-district-but-with-one-less-tehsil/1126137/|access-date=1 June 2014|newspaper=The Indian Express|date=7 June 2013}}</ref> This was done by 2019.

=== Languages ===
{{Pie chart
|thumb = right
| caption=Languages in Amethi district (2011)<ref name="census2011-C16"/>
|label1 = [[Hindi]] |value1 = 81.32 |color1 = orange
|label2 = [[Awadhi language|Awadhi]] |value2 = 17.16 |color2 = tomato
|label3 = [[Urdu]] |value3 = 1.28 |color3 = green
|label4 = Others |value4 = 0.24 |color4 = grey
}}At the time of the 2011 census, 81.32% of the population spoke [[Hindi]], 17.16% [[Awadhi language|Awadhi]] and 1.28% [[Urdu]] as their first language. The main language in the district is Awadhi but most people return their language as 'Hindi' on the census.<ref name="census2011-C16" />

===Transport===
Amethi is connected to the major cities in [[Uttar Pradesh]] and North-Eastern India via [[Indian Railways]] and roads. It has direct trains connecting with major cities like [[Delhi]], [[Lucknow]], [[Kanpur]], [[Dehradun]], [[Haridwar]], [[Allahabad]], [[Varanasi]], [[Kolkata]], [[Puri]], [[Bhopal]], [[Mumbai]] and [[Bangalore]]. The closest airport is [[Allahabad Airport]] which is 95 kilometers (59 miles) from Amethi.

A number of [[Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation]] buses ply from Amethi.<ref>{{cite news|title=Rahul Gandhi never raised Amethi's problems in Parl: Kumar Vishwas|url=http://news.oneindia.in/lucknow/rahul-gandhi-never-raised-amethi-s-problems-in-parl-kumar-vishwas-1375215.html|access-date=5 March 2014|newspaper=One India News|date=12 January 2014}}</ref>

==Education==
{{Unreferenced section|date=September 2021}}
===University and colleges===
{{Main|:Category:Universities and colleges in Amethi district}}
* [[Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology]],
* [[Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi]],
* [[Government Medical College, Amethi]]
* [[Footwear Design and Development Institute]]
*[[Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University]]
*[[Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University|Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Satellite Campus, Amethi]]
* IIIT Tikaemafi amethi
*Rajarshi Rananjay Singh College Of Pharmacy
*Government Girlas Polytechnic, Amethi
*Sanjay Gandhi Polytechnic
*Rajarshi Rananjay Sinh Institute of Management & Technology (RRSIMT AMETHI), Amethi

===Basic education===
Amethi district contains 1,431 government primary schools, 433 government upper primary schools, 33 government-aided primary schools, 42 madrasas and 15 intermediate schools, including one government inter-college.

==Industries==
{{Unreferenced section|date=September 2021}}
* Amethi has the [[Avionics]] Division of [[Hindustan Aeronautics Limited]], the organization responsible for manufacture of Aircraft for [[Indian Airforce]]. One Ordnance Factory has been established in 2009 by Congress Government to manufacture small arms and weapons.
* The district also contains a unit of [[Indo Gulf Fertilizers]].
*The district also contains large unit of ACC CEMENT and Rail neer plant in tikaria near village ANNI BAJAL

==Divisions==
The district comprises 4 tehsils, 13 development blocks, 14 police stations and 401 lekhpal areas.<ref name="hindu1">{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/other-states/article495340.ece|title=Uttar Pradesh gets one more district|last=Khan|first=Atiq|date=1 July 2010|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=18 August 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020074821/http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/other-states/article495340.ece|archive-date=20 October 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> These tehsils are: Gauriganj, Amethi, Musafirkhana and Tiloi. Amethi is the largest city in this district.

The district comprises four [[Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha|Vidhan Sabha]] constituencies, namely, [[Gauriganj (Assembly constituency)|Gauriganj]], [[Jagdishpur (Assembly constituency)|Jagdishpur]], [[Amethi (Assembly constituency)|Amethi]] and [[Tiloi (Assembly constituency)|Tiloi]]. All of these are part of [[Amethi (Lok Sabha constituency)|Amethi Lok Sabha constituency]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Constituencies of Amethi|url=https://amethi.nic.in/constituencies/|access-date=6 December 2018}}</ref> It is surrounded by the constituency districts of Faizabad, [[Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh|Sultanpur]] and Barabanki.

The district magistrate is Arun Kumar.<ref name="DM"/>

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