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			{{Short description\|Town and railway station in Chhattisgarh, India}}

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	{{Use Indian English\|date=November 2013}}		{{Use Indian English\|date=November 2013}}
	'''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.<ref name="c">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.</ref><ref name="t">[https://books.google.com/books?~~ei=8DoGUrS0AcbyrQfdwIHACw&~~id=RFg1AQAAIAAJ~~&dq=paraghat+was+named+jairamnagar~~&q=1939+re-named~~#search_anchor~~ 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]</ref>		'''Jairamnagar''' is a town and a railway station also named after that town. 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.<ref name="c">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.</ref><ref name="t">[https://books.google.com/books?id=RFg1AQAAIAAJ&q=1939+re-named 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]</ref>

	== History ==		== History ==
	On 1 September 1939, the [[Bengal Nagpur Railway]] ~~was~~ named after [[Rai Bahadur Jairam Valji Chauhan]], a notable [[Kutchi people\|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.<ref name="c" /><ref name="t" /> [[Rai Bahadur Jairam Valji Chauhan]] was once the sole proprietor of the Jairamnagar village; he owned mining sites of [[Dolomite (mineral)\|dolomite]], [[manganese]], and [[limestone]].<ref>{{cite book\|title=The Times of India directory and yearbook including who's who, Volume 28\|year=1941\|page=1087\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RakSAAAAIAAJ&q=Jairamnagar+Jairam+Valjee~~&dq~~=~~Jairamnagar+Jairam+Valjee&hl=en&sa=X&ei=t0BsT_PrLs6IrAe9tLCKAg&ved~~=~~0CDUQ6AEwAA~~}}</ref><ref>'' 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.</ref><ref>[http://www.wikimapia.org/5141613/Tejas-Chouhan-s-Home-Vasant-Vilas-Jairam-Valji-Colony-Raigarh-Near-Railway-Station Location of Jairam Valji Colony]</ref>		On 1 September 1939, the [[Bengal Nagpur Railway]] re-named it after [[Rai Bahadur Jairam Valji Chauhan]], a notable [[Kutchi people\|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.<ref name="c" /><ref name="t" /> [[Rai Bahadur Jairam Valji Chauhan]] was once the sole proprietor of the Jairamnagar village; he owned mining sites of [[Dolomite (mineral)\|dolomite]], [[manganese]], and [[limestone]].<ref>{{cite book\|title=The Times of India directory and yearbook including who's who, Volume 28\|year=1941\|page=1087\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RakSAAAAIAAJ&q=Jairamnagar+Jairam+Valjee\|last1=Reed\|first1=Sir Stanley}}</ref><ref>'' 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.</ref><ref>[http://www.wikimapia.org/5141613/Tejas-Chouhan-s-Home-Vasant-Vilas-Jairam-Valji-Colony-Raigarh-Near-Railway-Station Location of Jairam Valji Colony]</ref>

	== Demographics and economy ==		== Demographics and economy ==
	Jairamnagar has a large pond, previously a [[Quarry\|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. {{fact\|date=February 2021}}~~		Jairamnagar has a large pond, previously a [[Quarry\|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 [[Shivalinga]], built in 1922 by [[Jairam Valji Chauhan]].

	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.{{fact\|date=February 2021}}

	~~The settlement has some well-known schools, such as the St. Joseph Pignatelli College, Bhagat Singh Academy, and Sarswati Sishu Mandir Learning Center. {{fact\|date=February 2021}}~~

	~~The population of the town was 5,293 in 2011~~. ~~{{fact\|date=February 2021}}~~

	==References==		==References==

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{{Use Indian English|date=November 2013}}
'''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.<ref name="c">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.</ref><ref name="t">[https://books.google.com/books?ei=8DoGUrS0AcbyrQfdwIHACw&id=RFg1AQAAIAAJ&dq=paraghat+was+named+jairamnagar&q=1939+re-named#search_anchor 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]</ref>

== History ==
On 1 September 1939, the [[Bengal Nagpur Railway]] was named after [[Rai Bahadur Jairam Valji Chauhan]], a notable [[Kutchi people|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.<ref name="c" /><ref name="t" /> [[Rai Bahadur Jairam Valji Chauhan]] was once the sole proprietor of the Jairamnagar village; he owned mining sites of [[Dolomite (mineral)|dolomite]], [[manganese]], and [[limestone]].<ref>{{cite book|title=The Times of India directory and yearbook including who's who, Volume 28|year=1941|page=1087|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RakSAAAAIAAJ&q=Jairamnagar+Jairam+Valjee&dq=Jairamnagar+Jairam+Valjee&hl=en&sa=X&ei=t0BsT_PrLs6IrAe9tLCKAg&ved=0CDUQ6AEwAA}}</ref><ref>'' 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.</ref><ref>[http://www.wikimapia.org/5141613/Tejas-Chouhan-s-Home-Vasant-Vilas-Jairam-Valji-Colony-Raigarh-Near-Railway-Station Location of Jairam Valji Colony]</ref>

== Demographics and economy ==
Jairamnagar has a large pond, previously a [[Quarry|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. {{fact|date=February 2021}}

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.{{fact|date=February 2021}}

The settlement has some well-known schools, such as the St. Joseph Pignatelli College, Bhagat Singh Academy, and Sarswati Sishu Mandir Learning Center. {{fact|date=February 2021}}

The population of the town was 5,293 in 2011. {{fact|date=February 2021}}

==References==
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{{Coord|22.034|N|82.296|E|display=title}}

[[Category: Villages in Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh]]

{{Chhattisgarh-geo-stub}}

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