Jamo, Uttar Pradesh


Jamo, also spelled Jamun or Jamon, is a village and community development block headquarters in Gauriganj tehsil of Amethi district, Uttar Pradesh, India. As of 2011, it had a population of 6,734 people, in 1,182 households. It was historically the capital of the pargana of Gaura Jamun. It is located at the intersection of four minor district roads, some of which are prone to flooding during the rainy season.

History

Jamo was historically the capital of the pargana called Gaura Jamun. It was also the seat of a taluqdari estate held by a branch of the Kanhpuria. The Jamo branch originated in a partition of lands among the four sons of one Balbhaddar Singh; the other three branches were Katari, Bhawan-Shahpur, and Raisi. The Baraulia taluqa was later formed as a junior branch of the Jamo taluqa.
At the turn of the 20th century, Jamo was described as consisting of a built-up block surrounded by a moat and 21 dependant hamlets. It had an aided school, maintained by the taluqdar and with only a few students. It had a village bank. The population as of 1901 was 1,967 people, and the majority of them were Brahmins, including the leading family of some prosperous moneylenders who owned several large houses in town. The village was described as good for agriculture with many shallow depressions providing plenty of water for irrigation. At that time, the Jamo taluqdar Mahabir Bakhsh Singh held 17 villages, all in the pargana of Gaura Jamun, but he was severely in debt and the estate was in effect mortgaged to a nobleman from Rewah State.
The 1951 census recorded Jamo as comprising 20 hamlets, with a total population of 2,170 people, in 468 households and 447 physical houses. The area of the village was given as 1,525 acres. 70 residents were literate, all male. The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Gaura Jamo and the thana of Jagdishpur. The village had a district board-run primary school with 124 students in attendance as of 1 January 1951.
The 1961 census recorded Jamo as comprising 20 hamlets, with a total population of 2,075 people, in 508 households and 454 physical houses. The area of the village was given as 1,525 acres and it had a post office at that point, as well as a government-run dispensary with 2 male and 2 female beds. The Uma Raman Higher Secondary School, established in August 1950, had a staff of 15 teachers and an attendance of 463 students that year.
The 1981 census recorded Jamo as having a population of 3,261 people, in 679 households, and having an area of 617.17 hectares. The main staple foods were listed as wheat and rice.
The 1991 census recorded Jamo as having a total population of 3,514 people, in 731 households and 719 physical houses. The area of the village was listed as 617.00 hectares. Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 579, or 16.5% of the total; this group was 51% male and 49% female. Members of scheduled castes numbered 1,062, or 30% of the village's total population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded. The literacy rate of the village was 32.5%. 1,231 people were classified as main workers, while 3 people were classified as marginal workers ; the remaining 2,280 residents were non-workers. The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 612 cultivators ; 283 agricultural labourers ; 4 workers in livestock, forestry, fishing, hunting, plantations, orchards, etc.; 0 in mining and quarrying; 61 household industry workers; 41 workers employed in other manufacturing, processing, service, and repair roles; 14 construction workers; 73 employed in trade and commerce; 8 employed in transport, storage, and communications; and 135 in other services.

Villages

Jamo CD block has the following 91 villages:
Village nameTotal land area Population
Adilpur163.81,817
Gautampur45.31,126
Majhgawan102.3572
Machharia41.8401
Lakhnapur89.4401
Basantpur177.81,864
Gopalpur97.6243
Lalupurdhabiya80.2566
Bahadurpur59.6562
Dakhinwara380.43,840
Chituhala1511,338
Debra47.9759
Maharajpur36.4296
Rajamau255.42,521
Ahad2111,207
Pure Dhanesh Dei33.1693
Achal Pur138.81,279
Dulapur92.4821
Digha Gopalpur158.11,071
Kamalpur1301,204
Parbatpur193.4821
Samahai449.14,342
Baghaiyapur64.1480
Hargaon270.32,124
Ghatampur4414,190
Babupur243.82,513
Gaura488.74,349
Rampurchaudhari192.21,503
Purab Gaura251.52,048
Katari711.56,500
Richhaura479.21,275
Munghi251.12,143
Sukhi Baz Garh592.65,476
Alipur134.61,192
Jamo 608.86,734
Lalupur Dhabiya126.51,453
Dalilpur165.1915
Resi504.64,554
Biripur192.81,725
Angrawan138.81,332
Balbhaddarpur1,023.66,140
Shahpur194.71,367
Bhawanigarh150.41,227
Mawai442.73,019
Umaradih501.53,397
Ramgarhi79.3663
Bhikhipur162.31,496
Bakhshgarh361.11,628
Janapur301.91,778
Kapasi240.41,945
Ajabgarh320.81,561
Suratgarh392.81,529
Garhilal Shah228.1936
Goriya Bad853.25,814
Puredhanesh Giri25.8286
Pure Chitai393.71,689
Harkampur2531,960
Alpi Misir19.647
Deosi Pur111.3711
Orra404.32,046
Heruwa1751,274
Duramau265.51,496
Barauliya611.23,878
Jodhanpur192.8852
Hardo358.42,395
Bajgarhi4522,215
Pure Ausan Singh67.4272
Rampur Naurangabad144.6741
Talmasiyan2770
Lalpur144.7572
Aidhi930.17,690
Godipur38.8573
Gogamau252.82,148
Bhoe4883,396
Ramshahpur62.1543
Naupur93.71,249
Lorikpur200.61,353
Dhanepur116.2995
Sarme458.43,795
Paras Rampur245.81,694
Barehti309.41,685
Tikra166.21,244
Shahpur Resi150.21,044
Mayas281.52,207
Nadiwan486.52,549
Atrauli190.11,220
Sirkhiri145.91,058
Nimi195.51,382
Ghosiyan291.91,564
Block total23,577.1171,303
Village nameTotal land area Population