Ramtek

Ramtek
Ramtek
Municipal council
	Nagpur
Named for	Rama
Government
• Type	Municipal council
• Body	Ramtek Municipal council
• MLA	Ashish Jaiswal
Language
• Official	Marathi
Pincode	441106
Website	Ramtek Municipal council

Ramtek is a city and municipal council in Nagpur district of Maharashtra, India.

Religious significance

Ramtek hosts a historic temple of

Raghuji Bhonsale

, the Maratha ruler of Nagpur in 18th century after his victory over fort of Deogarh in Chhindwara.

This place is also related to the Sanskrit poet Kalidasa. It is believed that Kalidasa wrote Meghadūta in the hills of Ramtek.

Jain Temple

Ramtek is also known for its ancient

Jain temple with various ancient statues of Jain Tirthankara. The main idol of Shantinatha

, the sixteenth Tirthankara has a legend associated with it.

It became more popular when one of the leading

Jain

temple has been constructed.

The place was ruled by Gond rulers before being captured by the Bhonsale rulers of Nagpur in the eighteenth century.

Education

Ramtek has an engineering college KITS[4] which comes under Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University, Nagpur as also the Kavikulaguru Kalidas Sanskrit University.^[5] The college Shri Narendra Tidke College of Arts and Commerce is also located in Ramtek.^[6]

Geography

Map of Nagpur district with major towns(including Ramtek) and rivers.

Ramtek is located at 21°24′N 79°20′E / 21.4°N 79.33°E / 21.4; 79.33.

Khindasi lake

is one of the important tourist attractions at Ramtek.

Attractions

Khindsi Lake near Ramtek offers water sports activities.^{[citation needed]} Ramdham on the Jabalpur National Highway is a theme park with replica temples. Ramdham was later expanded into a water park, resort, adventure zone, agro zone, bird zone by the name of Lighthouse Water Park & Resort.^{[citation needed]}

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[8] Ramtek had a population of 22,517. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Ramtek has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 82%, and female literacy is 68%. In Ramtek, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Year	Male	Female	Total Population	Change	Religion (%)
Year	Male	Female	Total Population	Change	Hindu	Muslim	Christian	Sikhs	Buddhist	Jain	Other religions and persuasions	Religion not stated
2001^[9]	11554	10962	22516	-	84.038	5.547	0.115	0.133	8.834	0.737	0.551	0.044
2011^[10]	11321	10989	22310	-0.915	84.496	6.015	0.036	0.081	8.467	0.758	0.121	0.027

References

^ "New Maharashtra government will do justice to Vidarbha: MLA Ramtek Ashish Jaiswal". Times of India. 7 July 2022.
^ "Ramtek Pin Code". ABP news.
^ "Ramtek: A Secret Getaway in Maharashtra". Outlook India.
^ "KITS Engineering college".
^ "Kavikulaguru Kalidas Sanskrit University".
^ "Shri Narendra Tidke College of Arts and Commerce, Ramtek".
^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Ramtek
^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
^ Census India 2001.
^ Census India 2011.

[1] "New Maharashtra government will do justice to Vidarbha: MLA Ramtek Ashish Jaiswal". Times of India. 7 July 2022.

[2] "Ramtek Pin Code". ABP news.

[3] "Ramtek: A Secret Getaway in Maharashtra". Outlook India.

[4] "KITS Engineering college".

[5] "Kavikulaguru Kalidas Sanskrit University".

[6] "Shri Narendra Tidke College of Arts and Commerce, Ramtek".

[7] Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Ramtek

[8] "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

[9] Census India 2001.

[10] Census India 2011.

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