During
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.) The
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 . 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
cesses 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. ==Religion==