Amb, India

Amb
Town
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 IST (UTC+5:30)
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:

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

  1. Maharana Pratap Govt. College, Amb
  2. "PRE-INDEPENDENCE HISTORY". http://hpuna.nic.in/history.htm/. Una Disctirct, Himachal Pradesh State Government. Retrieved 4 February 2014. External link in |work= (help)
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