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Samaro () is a
tehsil A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluk, or taluka () is a local unit of administrative division in India and Pakistan. It is a subdistrict of the area within a Zila (country subdivision), district including the designated populated place that ser ...
in the
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province of
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. The town is the headquarters of a tehsil (an administrative subdivision) of Umarkot District.Zila, Tehsil & Town Councils Membership for Sindh
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History

During
British rule The British Raj ( ; from Hindustani , 'reign', 'rule' or 'government') was the colonial rule of the British Crown on the Indian subcontinent, * * lasting from 1858 to 1947. * * It is also called Crown rule in India, * * * * or dire ...
, the town was renamed Jamesabad (literally "Jamestown" – not to be confused with Jamesabad in Punjab) and was a subdivision of the old
Tharparkar District Tharparkar ( Dhatki/; , ), also known as Thar, is a district in Sindh province in Pakistan, headquartered at Mithi. Before Indian independence it was known as the Thar and Parkar (1901⁠–⁠1947) or Eastern Sindh Frontier District (1860⁠– ...
(which had larger boundaries than today.)Jamesābād - Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 14, p. 45
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taluka A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluk, or taluka () is a local unit of administrative division in India and Pakistan. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administrative ...
of Jamesabad was part of the Bombay Presidency, lying between 24°50' and 25°28' N. and 69°14' and 69°35′E and had an area of . According to the 1901 census the population was 24,038 – an increase almost 5,000 since the 1891 (19,208). The density of 48 persons per square mile was considerably above the District average. The Taluka contained 184 villages, of which Jamesabad was headquarters. The land revenue and
cess Cess (pronounced ) is a tax - generally one levied for promoting services like health and education. Governments often charge a cess for the purpose of development in social sectors. The word is a shortened form of "assess". The spelling is due ...
es 1903-4 amounted to 370,000. Now Samaro in District Umerkot. Samaro road is 7 km northeast from Samaro City it also developing area in Samaro. Rahu Abad is another neighbouring stop which is 7.5 kilometres away from Samaro, Many development projects were carried out with many roads, the city's and surrounding areas' infrastructure, education, health sector and other basic necessities were the top priorities.


References

Populated places in Umerkot District Tehsils of Umerkot District {{Sindh-geo-stub