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| name = Khetri<br />
| native_name = Mihot<br />
| native_name_lang = <br />
| other_name = Copper City<br />
| settlement_type = <br />
| image_skyline = Side View of Khetri Mahal.jpg<br />
| image_alt = <br />
| image_caption = Khetri Fort<br />
| nickname = <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]]<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 />
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| 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<br />
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'''Khetri Nagar''' is a town and tehsil in the [[Jhunjhunu|Jhunjhunu district]] of [[Rajasthan]] in India. It is a part of the [[Shekhawati]] region. Khetri consists of two towns, "Khetri Town," founded by Raja Bhopal Singh Ji, and "Khetri Nagar," which is about 10&nbsp;km away from Khetri.<br />
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== History==<br />
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Khetri was founded by Raja Bhopal Singh as a [[Shekhawati#Thikanas of Shekhawati|thikana]] of [[Shekhawati#Shekhawat rule|Shekhawat rajput ruler]] of [[Shekhawati]]. Raja [[Ajit Singh of Khetri|Ajit Singh Bahadur]] (16 October 1861 – 18 January 1901) was the ruler of the Shekhawat estate (thikana) of Khetri.<br />
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== Khetri fort ==<br />
Khetri Fort was built in 1754 by the [[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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== Geography ==<br />
Khetri is located at {{Coord|27.98|N|75.8|E|}}.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/24/Khetri.html |title=Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Khetri |access-date=7 November 2006 |archive-date=18 September 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070918064704/http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/24/Khetri.html |url-status=live }}</ref> It has an average elevation of 484 metres (1587 feet).<br />
The name of the mountain in Khetri is Bhopalgarh.<br />
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== Demographics ==<br />
{{As of|2011}} India census, Khetri had a population of 18,209. Males constitute 51.9% of the population and females 48.1%. Khetri has an average literacy rate of 70.25%, lower than the national average of 74.04%: male literacy is 79.82%, and female literacy is 59.92%. In Khetri, 12.88% of the population is under six years of age. Khetri Population Religion Data:<br />
Hindu 89.68%<br />
Muslim 10.09%<br />
Christian 0.08%<br />
Sikh 0.04%<br />
Buddhist 0.00%<br />
Jain 0.08%<br />
Others 0.01%<br />
No Religion 0.02%<br />
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== Administration ==<br />
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Khetri is a tehsil in the Jhunjhunu district of Rajasthan state in India. The total number of villages in this Tehsil is 106.<br />
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== Economy==<br />
Khetri Nagar is under the control of [[Hindustan Copper Limited]], a public sector undertaking under the Government of India. There are many attached villages near Khetri Nagar, such as Manota Khurd; the people of this village were employed in mines.<br />
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== See also==<br />
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* [[Dhundhar]]<br />
* [[History of Rajasthan]]<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 are owned by 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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[[Category:Copper mines in India]]<br />
[[Category:Mining in Rajasthan]]<br />
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