Lampua
| Lampua लांपुआ | |
|---|---|
| village | |
| Coordinates: 27°22′17″N 75°28′56″E / 27.37139°N 75.48222°ECoordinates: 27°22′17″N 75°28′56″E / 27.37139°N 75.48222°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Rajasthan |
| District | Sikar |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
Lampua or Lampuwa is a village in tehsil Shri Madhopur of Sikar district in Rajasthan, India. It is situated 8 km west of Ringas, on the Ringas-Khatu Road.
The main occupation of people is agriculture and animal husbandry. The village is well developed and irrigated. It is fully developed with all modern facilities. For providing education it has one government secondary school, two private secondary schools, one government middle school, two private middle schools, and six primary schools.
History
The village was founded by Dhetarwal Jats about 350 years back. Later Bajiya Jats came from Lakhani and settled here. During the fight Mana Bajiya became a martyr whose statue is still there in the village Lakhani. 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 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 of Lala Bajiya at Khandela. The villagers themselves established statue and Chhatri of Bhura Bajiya at Khandela.
Demography
The population of the village is about 550 families. Out of those families, Bajiya is the only Jat gotras with population of 450 families. Other castes dwelling in the village (with number of families) are Harijan (50), Meenas (30), Nai (20), Bawriya (2), Brahman (1), Bania (1).
Notable persons from this village
- Lala Bajiya - Hero of the farmer movement at Khandela
- Bhura Bajiya - Hero of the farmer movement at Khandela
- Gopal Singh Khandela (Bajiya) - has been MLA twice from the Khandela assembly constituency during 1961-65 and 1985-88. He was also minister of the Milk and Dairy Department from 1985 to 1988.
- Subedar Bhiwa Ram Bajiya - posthumous recipient of the Shaurya Chakra for his acts of bravery during the Pakistan war in 1965.
- Bhagvan Singh Bajiya - has been sarpanch for 15 years.
DrMahipal Singh Bajiya formed highest approach for education in lampuwa~