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'{{EngvarB|date=January 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2014}} {{Infobox settlement | official_name = Samaro | native_name = {{Nastaliq|سمارو}} | settlement_type = City | image_skyline = | imagesize = 240px | image_alt = | image_caption = | image_map = | mapsize = 150 px | map_alt = | map_caption = | coordinates = {{coord|25|17|5|N|69|23|45|E|type:city_region:PK|display=title,inline}} | pushpin_map = Sindh#Pakistan | pushpin_label_position = <!-- left, right, top, bottom, none --> | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_mapsize = | pushpin_map_caption = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flagu|Pakistan}} | subdivision_type1 = [[Subdivisions of Pakistan|Province]] | subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Sindh}} | subdivision_type2 = [[Subdivisions of Pakistan|District]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Umerkot District|Umarkot]] | population_total = | population_as_of = 1998 | population_est = | pop_est_as_of = | population_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = | elevation_m = 11 | elevation_m_min = | elevation_m_max = | population_density_km2 = | leader_title = | leader_name = | leader_title1 = | leader_name1 = | area_code = | area_code_type = | timezone1 = [[Pakistan Standard Time|PST]] | utc_offset1 = +5 | website = | footnotes = }} '''Samaro''' ({{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|سمارو}}}}) is a [[tehsil]] in the [[Sindh]] province of [[Pakistan]]. The town is the headquarters of a tehsil (an administrative subdivision) of [[Umerkot District|Umarkot District]].<ref>[http://www.nrb.gov.pk/zila_membership/zila_membership_2001_sindh.htm Zila, Tehsil & Town Councils Membership for Sindh]</ref> ==History== During [[British Raj|British rule]] the town was renamed Jamesabad (literally "Jamestown" - not to be confused with [[Jamesabad]] in Punjab) and was a subdivision of the old [[Tharparkar District]] (which had larger boundaries than today.)<ref name="IGI">[https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V14_051.gif Jamesābād - Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 14, p. 45]</ref> The [[tehsil|taluka]] 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 {{convert|505|sqmi|km2}}. 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]]es 1903-4 amounted to 370,000.<ref name="IGI"/> Now Samaro in District Umerkot. Samaro road is 7&nbsp;km northeast from Samaro city it also developing area in Samaro.[[Rahu Abad]] is another neighbouring stop which is 7.5 kilometers away from Samaro, In this time it is a developing area in Taluka Samaro. Politically PPP was influential party when Dr Ghulam Ali was UC president But before the assassination of BB, Party neglected to all senior workers so Dr Ghulam Ali silent his mission. The former taluka nazim Samaro Zulfiqar Ali Khaskheli played a key role in the development of the city and its surroundings. Many development projects were carried out with many roads, infrastructure of the city and surrounding areas, education, health sector and other basic necessities were the top priorities. == Timabhagat Samaro == {{Unreferenced section|date=July 2020}}The Timabhagat (Bhagat TEKAM Das) is the religious place of Hindus. The present building is due to the efforts of Late Bhagat ASHOK kumar Jeewani (Premi) sahib. Now the new building is built with the new styles of tiles etc. ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:Populated places in Umerkot District]] [[Category:Talukas of Sindh]] {{Sindh-geo-stub}}'