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<!-- See [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Indian cities]] for details -->{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Khetri<br />
| native_name = Khetri<br />
| native_name_lang = <br />
| other_name = Khetdi<br />
| settlement_type = City<br />
| image_skyline = The abondened khetri fort, rajasthan.jpg<br />
| image_alt = <br />
| image_caption = Khetri fort<br />
| nickname = khetadi, Copper<br />
| pushpin_map = India Rajasthan<br />
| pushpin_label_position = left<br />
| pushpin_map_alt = <br />
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Rajasthan, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|27.98|N|75.8|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Rajasthan]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Jhunjhunu district|Jhunjhunu]]<br />
| established_title = <!-- Established --><br />
| established_date = <br />
| founder = <br />
| named_for = <br />
| government_type = <br />
| governing_body = Khetri Municipality and Gothra panchayat<br />
| unit_pref = Metric<br />
| area_footnotes = <br />
| area_total_km2 = <br />
| area_rank = <br />
| elevation_footnotes = <br />
| elevation_m = 484<br />
| population_total = 18209(Khetri) + 16933(Khetri Nagar) as per 2011 census of india<br />
| population_as_of = 2011<br />
| population_footnotes = <br />
| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
| population_rank = <br />
| population_demonym = <br />
| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 333504/333503<br />
| area_code = 01593<br />
| area_code_type = Telephone code<br />
| registration_plate = RJ53<br />
| website = <br />
| footnotes = <br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]], [[Marwari language|Marwadi]]<br />
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'''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&nbsp;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'.<br />
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== Geography ==<br />
Khetri is located at {{Coord|27.98|N|75.8|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/24/Khetri.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Khetri]</ref> It has an average elevation of 484&nbsp;metres (1587&nbsp;feet).<br />
The name of the mountain in khetri is Bhopalgarh.<br />
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== Demographics ==<br />
{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Khetri had a population of 17,377. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Khetri has an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 77%, and female literacy is 56%. In Khetri, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.<br />
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== Khetri fort ==<br />
Khetri fort was built in 1754 by the then [[Shekhawat]] raja, Bhopal Singh (Raja Shri Bhopal Singh Shekhawat Ji Saheb Bahadur).<ref>{{Cite book|author=Dundlod, Harnath Singh|year=1970|title=The Sheikhawats and Their Lands|location=Jaipur|publisher=Raj Educational Printers|page=122|oclc=309570}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [http://www.uq.net.au/~zzhsoszy/ips/k/khetri.html Genealogy of Khetri Rulers]<br />
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Khetri mines owned by the Hindustan copper Ltd. This mine was started over 2000 years ago. Khetri copper complex mines Rajasthan India. The region is highly contaminated by copper with higher values in the soil near overburden material and tailings.<br />
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