Jairamnagar is a railway station at a distance of about 14 km from Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh

Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh

Bilaspur is a city in Bilaspur District in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh, situated 111 km north of state capital, Raipur. It is the second-largest city in the state. It is the administrative headquarter of Bilaspur district...

. It is a small railway station and village. The station code is JMRG. The station was named Jairamnagar after Rai Bahadur Jairam Valji Chauhan

Rai Bahadur Jairam Valji Chauhan

Jairam Valji Chauhan , better known as Rai Bahadur Jairam Valji, was a reputed Railway Contractor & Miner, who owned several dolomite and limestone mines in and around present day Chhattisgarh....

, a famous Gujrati & Kutchi

Kutchi people

The Kutchi people traditionally reside in the Kutch region of the northwestern Indian state of Gujarat and in the Sindh province of Pakistan...

 Railway Contractor in 1929. He at one time used to own almost whole of Jairamnagar village land and also used to own mines of dolomite, manganese and limestone in and around Jairamnagar. There is a colony named Jairam Valji Colony also in Raigarh

Raigarh

Raigarh is a city and a Municipal Corporation in Raigarh district in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. It is the administrative headquarter of Raigarh district.-History:...

, where from he used to work as Railway Contractor. The station was named after him by British in honor of majestic Railway works and erection of Railway bridges done by him in Bilaspur - Raigarh -Jharsuguda

Jharsuguda

Jharsuguda is the district headquarters of Jharsuguda district of Orissa, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Jharsuguda district. It is an upcoming industrial hub, basically in the metal and cement sectors. Jharsuguda is well connected to all major cities of India through rail network...

 section during the years 1924-30. Jairam Valji belonged to Kutch Gurjar Kshatriya community of Gujarat.