Shyamji Krishna Varma Nagar also known as S. K. VarmaNagar and commonly known as VarmaNagar is a City of

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, developed in the 1970s, which is located in the

Lakhpat Lakhpat is a town in Kachchh district in the Indian state of Gujarat located at the mouth of the Kori Creek. The town is enclosed by 7km-long, 18th century fort walls. Etymology The town is named after Rao Lakha who ruled in Sindh about the mi ...

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of Kutch District of

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. It is named after famous freedom fighter from Kutch,

Shyamji Krishna Varma Shyamji Krishna Varma (1 October 1857 – 30 March 1930) was an Indian revolutionary fighter, an Indian patriot, lawyer and journalist who founded the Indian Home Rule Society, India House and '' The Indian Sociologist'' in London. A graduate ...

. The town is located at a distance of 14

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from Taluka headquarters of Lakhpat and 110 km from district headquarters of

Bhuj Bhuj () is a city and the headquarters of Kutch district in the Indian state of Gujarat. Etymology According to legend, Kutch (Kachchh) was ruled by the Nāga chieftains in the past. Sagai, a queen of Sheshapattana, who was married to King B ...

. Originally the town was developed as a township of Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation Limited (GMDC). In 1979 government announced a power project to also develop the township of GEB (now

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) in the same location. Currently this is the only township of both the GMDC and GSECL. The town has a School, which is also named as Shree Shyamji Krishna Varma Vidyalay. There are hospitals run by Gujarat Electricity Board (GEB) and Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation(GMDC Ltd.) and also a small industrial area. A

lignite Lignite (derived from Latin ''lignum'' meaning 'wood'), often referred to as brown coal, is a soft, brown, combustible sedimentary rock formed from naturally compressed peat. It has a carbon content around 25–35% and is considered the lowest ...

-based power plant is near the town, which generates and provides electricity to many areas of Kutch. Varma Nagar is located near the Panandhro Lignite Mines and main population of the town are dependent upon these mines and associated business connected to it. The town hosts the Pandhro Geological Museum which holds in display fossils of

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era found in these mines.

Education

Primary, Secondary and Higher Education school

* Shyamji Krishna Varma vidhyalaya,Shyamji Krishna Varma vidhyalaya
/ref> the first high school of S.k.varmanagr, established in 16/06/1961. Its established by Shree S.K.Diwan (Project Manager of GMDC Ltd.), Shree S.N.Mathur (Mines Manager of GMDC Ltd.), Shree R.C.Shah (Administrative Officer) and Shree K.N.Limbadiya. firstly it was known as a "Shree Lignite Education Trust".

References

{{Authority control Cities and towns in Kutch district Populated places established in 1970