Rajpipla | |
Other Name: | Nandod |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | India Gujarat#India3 |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Gujarat, India |
Coordinates: | 21.8706°N 73.5028°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Gujarat |
Subdivision Name2: | Narmada |
Population Total: | 34,845 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Registration Plate: | GJ-22 |
Demographics1 Info1: | Gujarati, Hindi |
Rajpipla is a town and a municipality in the Narmada district in the Indian state of Gujarat.[1]
It was the capital of the former Kingdom of Rajpipla.
Bhil population gave it the name Rajpipla for the ruler resided first under a pipal tree[2]
Rajpipla is located at .[3] It has an average elevation of 148 metres (485 feet).
See also: Rajpipla State. Rajpipla was known as Nandipuri during the rule of Gurjara kings, when it was the capital of the Lata kingdom. A later form of the name Nandol and Nandod have also been in use in medieval times.[4]
India census,[5] Rajpipla had a population of 34,923. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Rajpipla has an average literacy rate of 97%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 92%, and female literacy is 91%. In Rajpipla, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age. Rajpipla is one of the most literate towns of Gujarat.