From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Himmatnagar

Himatnagar or Himmatnagar is a city and a municipality in Sabarkantha district in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is the administrative headquarters of the district. The name literally means the "Town of Courage" Hathmati is the river of the city. The city was named after the King Himmat Singh. Himmat High School which is the biggest school in the town is also named after the King. There are two palaces in the town of the King Himmat Singh. Motipura, Mehtapura, Mahavirnagar, Pologround are major areas of the city. Navratri, Diwali, Ramzan and Uttrayan are the biggest festivals of city.

Himatnagar Day by day the value of land is increasing here. If you want good value for your money then this is the right place to invest your money. It is also believed that Agnihotri Shala the times of Mahabharata was established near Himatnagar. It is also famous for Pologround which hosts Asia's best Horse Training Centre, as well as it is a Historical City of North Gujarat where King Himmatsinh's Palace is located. Interestingly, some of the places that share names of the landmarks with baroda Are – Nyay Mandeer, Alkapuri, Pologround,(Dolat/Laxmi) Vilas Palace and Gandhi Road (well, the last one could be found in any city in India but here it is not named after Mahatma Gandhi , but after one of the most renowned and respected doctor and human being, Dr. Nalinkant R. Gandhi). It’s a quiet city and nurturing the ever-growing Ceramic Industry of India. Asian Tiles, Regent Tiles, Graneto are a few prominent names that have big ceramic manufacturing units in and around Himatnagar. Having accommodated many families from Rajasthan as a part of the local population since ages, Himatnagar is also known for its unique taste of Dal-bati. Himatnagar town is cut difference between city and village. The agglomeration of medical professionals and services close to the central bus station is famous as “Arogya Nagar” which is one of the major medical facilities of Himatnagar. Himatnagar has two palaces, Fort of Maharaja Himmatsinh on the banks of the river Hathmati and Dolat Vilas Palace where the Palace road leads you to in central Mahavirnagar. There were only four (all single screen) Cinemas: Ambar, Vaishali, Himmat and Neelam. When StartCity multi-screen multiplex came into arena, these had to giveup in popularity. Himat is already renovated into a well-deserved form of a shopping complex. Neelam is still doing a considerable business due to its prime location, where as Ambar and Vaishali with a lost prestige, are still running regularly, but there have been rumours about the Ambar Cinema that it is going to follow the bright Fate of Himat Cinema since years, nothing happens. StarCity still shines bright until it faces competition from any other multiplex.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^[1] Himatnagar had a population of 58,267. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Himatnagar has an average literacy rate of 77%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 72%. In Himatnagar, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.Recently Himatnagar has its own new brand Public garden which is near to new building of public court which is base on Hatmati's bank. Himatnagar is approx 78km away from Ahmedabad which is 5th largest city of India.