Rajapur is a village in Mohammadabad Tehsil in Ghazipur District of Uttar Pradesh State, India. It belongs to Varanasi Division. It is located 28 km towards east from District headquarters Ghazipur. Rajapur has total 835 families residing. The Rajapur village has population of 4872 of which 2487 are males while 2385 are females as per Population Census 2011.[2]
Rajapur | |
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Village | |
  Rajapur Location in Uttar Pradesh, India  Rajapur Rajapur (India) | |
| Coordinates: 25°40′28″N 83°49′06″E / 25.6743405°N 83.8183024°E[1] | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Ghazipur |
| Tehsil | Mohammadabad |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayati raj (India) |
| • Body | Gram panchayat |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| • Other spoken | Bhojpuri |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Pin code | 233301 |
| Telephone code | 05493 |
| Vehicle registration | UP-61 |
| Website | up |
History edit
Rajapur was established by Shrikant Rai Vats around 1715 A.D. with the blessing of Goril Baba as per genealogical records. He moved from Raini-Amari village of Azamgarh district to this place. This village is considered one of the Baavano Dronvar villages.[3] Rajapur is known for farmers, army men, Pahlwan, doctors, famous engineers and also known for freedom fighters.
Administration edit
This village is administrated by Gram Panchayat through its Pradhan who is elected representative of village. Ashwani kumar rai is the Pradhan of this village panchayat.[4]
| Particulars | Total | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total No. of Houses | 592 | ||
| Population | 3,712 | 1,993 | 1,719 |
Nearby places edit
- Varanasi
- [[Ghazipur
saraygandhu
References edit
External links edit
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