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Gahmar is a village in India, located near the Ganges river in the Ghazipur district in the state of Uttar Pradesh. The village is 38 km from Ghazipur. The village has two post offices, and one Panchayat Bhawan. The village has one Lekhpal to manage it named Amrendra Kumar Gupta[1]
History
Gahmar was settled by Sikarwars, the descendants of Dham Deo singh who came from the vicinity of Fatehpur Sikri after Babur captured it in 1527 AD. They are the descendants of Dham Deo Singh's brother Maharaja Kam Dev Singh. After moving east from Fatehpur Sikri, initially, both of them settled in Sakradih, but due to floods, Dham Deo migrated to Maa Kamakhya Dham near Gahmar and Kam Deo settled in Reotipur. Dham Dev had two sonsTemplate:MdashRoop Ram Rao and Diwan Ram Rao. One of Roop Ram's son, Sainu Mal Rao and his descendants settled largely in Gahmar. By 1800, 23 pattis in Gahmar were established by the clan members.[2]
Demographics
As of 2011 Indian Census, Gahmar had a total population of 25,994, of which 13,367 were males and 12,627 were females. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 3,650. The total number of literates in Gahmar was 17,108, which constituted 65.8% of the population with male literacy of 74.0% and female literacy of 57.1%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Gahmar was 76.6%, of which male literacy rate was 86.4% and female literacy rate was 66.2%. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes population was 3,295 and 327 respectively. Gahmar had 4365 households in 2011.[3] The main population of Gahmar lived in an area of 476 acres.[4]
Transport
Railways
Gahmar has a railway station connected to Patna and Mughalsarai Junction railway station.
References
- ↑ Panchyati Raj, Ghazipur. panchayatiraj.up.nic.in/. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ↑ Evolution and Spatial Organization of Clan Settlements: A Case Study of Middle Ganga Valley{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Concept Publishing Company(1986)
- ↑ Census of India: Gahmar. www.censusindia.gov.in.
- ↑ Bhulekh. upbhulekh.gov.in. Retrieved 11 January 2021.