| Gahmar | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | India Uttar Pradesh#India#Asia |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Coordinates: | 25.497°N 83.822°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Uttar Pradesh |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Ghazipur |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Founder: | Maharaja Dham Dev Singh |
| Government Type: | Sarpanch (Pradhan) |
| Governing Body: | Gram panchayat |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Total: | 25994 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Language |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi[1] |
| 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) |
| 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.[2] Gahmar is also known as the "Village of Soldiers".[3] [4]
Gahmar was settled by Sakarwar Rajputs, the descendants of 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 Misir's brother Maharaja Kam Dev 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 sonsRoop 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.[5]
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.[6] The main population of Gahmar lived in an area of 476 acres.[7]
Gahmar has a railway station connected to Patna and Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction railway station.
Gahmar is situated on NH-124C which is connected to district headquarters Ghazipur, about 35 Km.