Gahmar

{{Short description|Village in Uttar Pradesh, India}}

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{{Infobox settlement

| name = Gahmar

| settlement_type = Village

| pushpin_map = India Uttar Pradesh#India#Asia

| pushpin_label_position = left

| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Uttar Pradesh, India

| coordinates = {{coord|25.497|N|83.822|E|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}

| subdivision_type1 = State

| subdivision_name1 = Uttar Pradesh

| subdivision_type2 = District

| subdivision_name2 = Ghazipur

| established_title = Established

| established_date = {{start date and age|1530}}

| founder = Raja Dham Dev Rao

| government_type = Sarpanch (Pradhan)

| governing_body = Gram panchayat

| unit_pref = Metric

| population_total = 25994

| population_as_of = 2011

| population_density_km2 = auto

| population_footnotes =

| demographics_type1 = Language

| demographics1_title1 = Official

| demographics1_info1 = Hindi{{cite web|title=52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India|url=http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|website=nclm.nic.in|publisher=Ministry of Minority Affairs|access-date=4 January 2019|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525141614/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|archive-date=25 May 2017}}

| demographics1_title2 = Additional official

| demographics1_info2 = Urdu

| timezone1 = IST

| utc_offset1 = +5:30

| postal_code_type = PIN

| postal_code = 232327

| area_code_type = Telephone code

| area_code = 05497

| registration_plate = UP, 61

| blank1_name_sec1 = Nearest city

| blank1_info_sec1 = Zamania

| blank2_name_sec1 = Sex ratio

| blank2_info_sec1 = 1000/913 /

| blank3_name_sec1 = Lok Sabha constituency

| blank3_info_sec1 = Ghazipur

| blank4_name_sec1 = Vidhan Sabha constituency

| blank4_info_sec1 = Zamania

| blank5_name_sec1 = Civic agency

| blank5_info_sec1 = Gahmar

| blank1_name_sec2 = Climate

| blank1_info_sec2 = Normal (Köppen)

| official_name =

| area_total_km2 =

| area_total_ha = 1766

}}

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.{{Cite web|title=Panchyati Raj, Ghazipur|url=http://panchayatiraj.up.nic.in/pblc_pg/Reports/PB2FormReport?ReportType=Filled&District=GHAZIPUR|access-date=24 January 2021 |website=panchayatiraj.up.nic.in/}} Gahmar is also known as the "Village of Soldiers".{{cite news |last1=Rashid |first1=Omar |title=This village by Ganga nurtures jawans |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/this-village-by-ganga-nurtures-jawans/article17396352.ece |access-date=1 June 2023 |work=The Hindu |date=4 March 2017}}{{cite news |last1=Chakravarty |first1=Saurabh |date=23 June 2022 |title=यूपी के गाजीपुर में सैनिकों के गांव गहमर के रणबांकुरों को पीएम नरेन्‍द्र मोदी की अग्निपथ योजना आई पसंद |trans-title=Ranbankurs of Gahmar village of soldiers in Ghazipur UP liked PM Narendra Modi Agneepath scheme jagran special |url=https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi-city-ranbankurs-of-gahmar-village-of-soldiers-in-ghazipur-up-liked-pm-narendra-modi-agneepath-scheme-jagran-special-22828975.html |work=Dainik Jagran |language=hi |access-date=1 June 2023}} The Gahmar village is also recognised as the most populated or among the most populated villages in India.{{cite news |title=एशिया का सबसे बड़ा गांव है ये, जहां हर घर में पैदा होते हैं सोलजर |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/news/UP-VAR-LCL-army-day-special-story-on-troops-village-gahmar-in-ghazipur-5791488-PHO.html |work=Dainik Bhaskar |lang=hi |date=2018 |access-date=18 January 2025}}

History

Gahmar was settled by Sakarwar Rajputs, the descendants of Dham Deo Rao (also known as Dham Deo Misir) who came from the vicinity of Fatehpur Sikri after Babur captured it in 1527 AD. They are closely related to the Sakarwar Bhumihars and Kamsar Pathans, the descendants of Dham Deo's brother Kam Deo Misir. 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 sons{{mdash}}Roop Ram Rao and Diwan Ram Rao. One of Roop Ram's son, Sainu Mal Rao and his descendants settled largely in Gahmar. By 1800 AD, 23 patties in Gahmar were established by the clan members.{{cite book |last1=Ansari |first1=Saiyad Hasan |title=Evolution and Spatial Organization of Clan Settlements: A Case Study of Middle Ganga Valley |date=1986 |publisher=Concept Publishing Company |pages=68, 99, 102–106 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dxDWbsztdVQC&q=sakarwar+gahmar&pg=PA96 |access-date=15 February 2020 |language=en}}

==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.{{cite web |title=Census of India: Gahmar |url=http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=234428 |website=www.censusindia.gov.in |accessdate=28 February 2020}} The main population of Gahmar lived in an area of 476 acres.{{Cite web |date= |title=Bhulekh |url=http://upbhulekh.gov.in/public/public_ror/Public_ROR.jsp |website=upbhulekh.gov.in |access-date=11 January 2021}}

Transport

=Railways=

Gahmar has a railway station connected to Patna and Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction railway station.

=Roadways=

Gahmar is situated on NH-124C which is connected to district headquarters Ghazipur, about 35 Km.

Places of interest

  • Maa Kamakhya Temple, Gahmar{{cite news |title=यहां साक्षात् होता है मां का चमत्कार, देखिए तस्वीरें... |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/news/UP-magic-temple-of-maa-kamakhya-in-gazipur-3940437-PHO.html |access-date=29 July 2022 |work=Dainik Bhaskar}}
  • Manbhadra Mahadev Temple, one of oldest temples of Shiva{{citation needed|date=July 2022}}
  • Narayan Ghat{{cite news |last1=Nandy |first1=Asmita |title=Pandemic, Poverty, Rituals, Rumours: Why Ganga Flooded With Bodies |url=https://www.thequint.com/videos/covid-19-pandemic-led-to-flood-of-bodies-in-ganga-ground-report-gahmar-up-bihar |access-date=29 July 2022 |work=TheQuint |date=24 May 2021}}

Notable people

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