Gahmar, Gazipur,Uttar Pradesh - Largest village in india

Gahmar

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.

Map of Gahmar, Gazipur,UP

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 sons—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.

Gahmar maa Kamakhya Temple

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.[1] The main population of Gahmar lived in an area of 476 acres.

Transport

Railways

Gahmar has a railway station connected to Patna and Mughalsarai Junction railway station.

Gahmar railway station

In this ‘village of jawans’ in UP, all root for national security

Local residents claim that every house in Gahmar, with a population of more than one lakh, has one person who has either served or is presently serving in the armed forces.

As residents in Gahmar, the “village of jawans” in eastern Uttar Pradesh’s Ghazipur district, 

As residents in Gahmar, the “village of jawans” in eastern Uttar Pradesh’s Ghazipur district,

Local residents claim that every house in Gahmar, with a population of more than one lakh, has one person who has either served or is presently serving in the armed forces.

And the majority of discussion in Gahmar this year has revolved around national security, the valour of Indian armed forces and what it takes to be a soldier.

“Issues such as surgical strike, nationalism, new India and national security have blurred the caste lines and it appears that everybody is charged up to vote for India,” said Surendra Singh, a social activist.

“Gahmar is a village of army men. We keep nationalism above all things,” he said.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in its election campaign has focussed on the air strikes the Indian Air Force conducted in Pakistani territory on February 26 after the killing of 40 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel in Jammu and Kashmir 12 days prior.