Lampua
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Lampua is a village in tehsil Shri Madhopur of Sikar
Sikar
Sikar is a city located in the Shekhawati region of Rajasthan state in India. It is the administrative headquarter of Sikar District. Sikar is a historical city and contains many old Havelis which are a huge tourist attraction. The best way to reach the city is to use road transport from Jaipur...

 district in Rajasthan
Rajasthan
Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...

. It is situated at a distance of 8 km from Ringas in the west direction on Ringas-Khatu
Khatu
Khatushyamji is a village of religious importance in Sikar District of Rajasthan in India where there is a famous temple of Shyam Baba. It is said to be founded by Khatkar gotra Jats.-Distances:*Ringas: 17 km; Jaipur: 80 km; Delhi: 266 km...

 Road.

Main occupation of people is agriculture and animal husbandry. Village is well developed and irrigated. It is fully developed with all modern facilities. For providing education it has one Govt Secondary School, two private Secondary Schools, one Govt Middle School, two private Middle Schools, six Primary Schools.

History

The village was founded by Dhetarwal
Dhetarwal
Dhatterwal , , is gotra of Jats found in Districts Hanumangarh, Sri Ganganagar, Jhunjhunu, Nagaur, Jodhpur, Barmer, Bikaner in Rajasthan state & Haryana in India....

 Jats about 350 years back. Later Bajiya
Bajya
Bajya ), also known as Bajia or Bajyar, is a gotra of Jats found in Rajasthan, Punjab and Haryana in India. In Mahabharata on the chapter "Sabha Parva", a gotra called Bajia has been mentioned....

 Jats came from Lakhani
Lakhani
Lakhani may refer to:* Lakhani , Surname in India and Pakistan.* Lakhani , Sindhi name.* Lakhani , Sindhi tribe.* Lakhani, Punjab, a town in the Punjab Province of Pakistan....

 and settled here. During the fight Mana Bajiya became martyr whose statue is still there in the village Lakhani
Lakhani
Lakhani may refer to:* Lakhani , Surname in India and Pakistan.* Lakhani , Sindhi name.* Lakhani , Sindhi tribe.* Lakhani, Punjab, a town in the Punjab Province of Pakistan....

. A fair is organized on first tithi of each Hindu month to commemorate the martyr.

It was a khalsa village under direct control of Jaipur state. The Bajiya
Bajya
Bajya ), also known as Bajia or Bajyar, is a gotra of Jats found in Rajasthan, Punjab and Haryana in India. In Mahabharata on the chapter "Sabha Parva", a gotra called Bajia has been mentioned....

 Jats of this village had gathered at Khandela and opposed the Jagirdari system due to which The Shekhawat Jagirdar hacked Lala Bajiya by sword. Bhura Bajiya had taken lead of this movement who was also killed. The Jaipur state established a statue and Chhatri
Chhatri
Chhatris are elevated, dome-shaped pavilions used as an element in Indian architecture. Chhatris are commonly used to depict the elements of of pride and honor in the Rajput architecture of Rajasthan. They are widely used, in palaces, in forts, or to demarcate funerary sites...

 of Lala Bajiya at Khandela. The villagers themselves established statue and Chhatri of Bhura Bajiya at Khandela
Khandela
Khandela is a city and municipality located within the Sikar district of the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is known to be the place where the Rajputs converted into a Banya clan by name of Maheshwari...

.

Demography

The population the village Lampua is about 550 families out of them Bajiya is the only Jat gotras with population of 450 families.

Other castes dwelling in the village with number of families are Brahman
Brahman
In Hinduism, Brahman is the one supreme, universal Spirit that is the origin and support of the phenomenal universe. Brahman is sometimes referred to as the Absolute or Godhead which is the Divine Ground of all being...

 (1), Harijan
Harijan
Harijan was a term used by Gandhi for Dalits. Gandhi said it was wrong to call people 'untouchable', and called them Harijans, which means children of God...

 (50), Meenas
Meenas
Meenas, Meena, Meenoat or Mina is a caste and community mainly found in Rajasthan, India. The name Mina is derived from Meen,meaning 'fish' in Sanskrit, and the Minas claim descent from the Matsya Avatar, or fish incarnation, of Vishnu.Meenas celebrate Meenesh Jayanti in the name of Vishnu on 3...

 (30), Nai
Nai
Nai may refer to:*Nai , a Barber caste in India* Nai language, a language of Papua New Guinea* Nai , an album by singer Anna Vissi*Nai , a wind instrument, also known as the Moldavian pan flute...

 (20), Bania
Bania
Bania may refer to:* Bania or Vanika, a trader or merchant belonging to the Indian business class** Punjabi Banias* Bănia, a commune in Caraş-Severin County, Romania* Bănia River, a tributary of the Nera River in Romania...

 (1), Bawriya (2).

Notable persons from this village

  • Lala Bajiya - Hero of farmer movement at Khandela
  • Bhura Bajiya - Hero of farmer movement at Khandela
  • Gopal Singh Khandela (Bajiya) of this village has been MLA twice from Khandela assembly constituency in Sikar district in Rajasthan during 1961-65 and 1985-88. He was also Minister of Milk and Dairy Department during 1985-88.
  • Subedar Bhiwa Ram Bajiya, posthumous recipient of Shaurya Chakra for his acts of bravery during Pakistan war in 1965.
  • Dhan Singh Bajiya, posthumous recipient of Vir Chakra for his acts of bravery during Pakistan war in 1971.
  • Bhagvan Singh Bajiya, of this village has been Sarpanch for continues 15 years.
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