Rajapur | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | India Uttar_Pradesh#India |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uttar Pradesh, India |
Coordinates: | 25.6743°N 83.8183°W[1] |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Uttar Pradesh |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Ghazipur |
Subdivision Type3: | Tehsil |
Subdivision Name3: | Mohammadabad |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi |
Demographics1 Title2: | Other spoken |
Demographics1 Info2: | Bhojpuri |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | Pin code |
Postal Code: | 233301 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 05493 |
Registration Plate: | UP-61 |
Governing Body: | Gram panchayat |
Government Type: | Panchayati raj (India) |
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 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.
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 |