Jairamnagar

Jairamnagar is a railway station and also named after a town in India. It is about 4.9 kilometers (3 miles) from Masturi and about 14 kilometers (8.7 miles) from Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The station code is JRMG.^[1]^[2]

History[]

On 1 September 1939, the Bengal Nagpur Railway was named after Rai Bahadur Jairam Valji Chauhan, a notable Kutchi railway contractor. Jairamnagar is the only railway station in India named after a businessman. The town was known as Paragaht before its 1939 renaming.^[1]^[2] Rai Bahadur Jairam Valji Chauhan was once the sole proprietor of the Jairamnagar village; he owned mining sites of dolomite, manganese, and limestone.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Demographics and economy[]

Jairamnagar has a large pond, previously a limestone quarry, that belonged to Rai Bahadur Jairam Valji Chauhan. The pond's water is used by locals for daily needs such as cooking, washing, and bathing. A Shiva temple, built in 1922 by Jairam Valji Chauhan, sits nearby.^{[citation needed]}

Jairamnagar is mainly known for its coal exports; residents are primarily coal workers and shopkeepers. Coal depots were converted from new farms, and most of the coal storage spaces were owned by the fourth generation of the Bandhe (बंधे) family.^{[citation needed]}

The settlement has some well-known schools, such as the St. Joseph Pignatelli College, Bhagat Singh Academy, and Sarswati Sishu Mandir Learning Center.^{[citation needed]}

The population of the town was 5,293 in 2011.^{[citation needed]}

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Commercial & general directory of C. P. & Berar – Page 116|quote=This is the only railway station in the whole of India to have been named after a businessman, having a marble nameplate on the station platform.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b It was originally known as Paraghat before it was re-named Jairamnagar by Mr A. Duncan, Agent & General Manager, B.N. Railway...on 1 September 1939
^ The Times of India directory and yearbook including who's who, Volume 28. 1941. p. 1087.
^ Diary of Golden Days at Jharia: A Memoir & History of Gurjar Rashtriya Samaj of Kutch in Coalfields of Jharia – written by Natwarlal Devram Jethwa of Calcutta & Sinugra. (1998). Life sketch of Rai Bahadur Jairam Valji Chauhan. Page: 24.
^ Location of Jairam Valji Colony

Coordinates: 22°02′02″N 82°17′46″E / 22.034°N 82.296°E / 22.034; 82.296

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[c-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b Commercial & general directory of C. P. & Berar – Page 116|quote=This is the only railway station in the whole of India to have been named after a businessman, having a marble nameplate on the station platform.

[t-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b It was originally known as Paraghat before it was re-named Jairamnagar by Mr A. Duncan, Agent & General Manager, B.N. Railway...on 1 September 1939

[3] The Times of India directory and yearbook including who's who, Volume 28. 1941. p. 1087.

[4] Diary of Golden Days at Jharia: A Memoir & History of Gurjar Rashtriya Samaj of Kutch in Coalfields of Jharia – written by Natwarlal Devram Jethwa of Calcutta & Sinugra. (1998). Life sketch of Rai Bahadur Jairam Valji Chauhan. Page: 24.

[5] Location of Jairam Valji Colony

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