| Rajapur | |
| Native Name Lang: | Hindi |
| Nickname: | Tulsi Dhaam |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | India Uttar Pradesh#India3 |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Coordinates: | 25.3833°N 90°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Uttar Pradesh |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Chitrakoot |
| Governing Body: | Government of Uttar Pradesh |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Footnotes: | Sadik |
| Elevation M: | 108 |
| Population Total: | 13,439[1] |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi, Bundeli |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code: | 210207 |
| Registration Plate: | UP-96 |
Rajapur is a town (Nagar Panchayat) and tehsil of Chitrakoot district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is situated along the bank of the river Yamuna. It has the nickname "Tulsi Dhaam" after the Hindi poet Goswami Tulsidas, who is the writer of holy "Ram Charit Manas" along with many other religious books of Hindus. There is a temple devoted to Tulsidas where part of the original "Handwritten Scripture" of Ramcharitmanas is still available, although some pages may be missing. Rajapur is linked with Kaushambi district on the opposite bank of the river Yamuna.
Places like Hanuman ji temple, Tulsighat, Tulsi smarak are some of the places of interest in the town for local people as well as people from nearby villages. Being the birthplace of saint poet Goswami Tulsidas it is visited by many other people from all parts of the country. Tulsi ghat is a nice place to spend some time due to its scenic beauty and breeze. Chitrakoot which is district headquarter is also a tourist attraction, 50 km from Rajapur. Apart from this there is a place called Nadi taura, 18 km from Rajapur, where a hanuman ji temple is situated.
As per the 2011 Census of India,[2] Rajapur had a population of 17,439. Out of it 97% are Hindu and 2.28% are Muslims. Rajapur has an average literacy rate of 70.38%, male literacy rate is 77.98% and female literacy rate is 61.73%. In Rajapur, 20% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Rajapur town is connected with some major cities like District headquarter Chitrakoot, Allahabad, Kanpur, Lucknow etc. by National highway and state highway.
Railway: The nearest railway station is Chitrakoot Dham Karwi (CKTD) which connects Banda, Jhansi, Kanpur and Delhi line on one side and Allahabad, Varanasi on another side. Another railway junction is Manikpur (MKP) which connects Katni, Jabalpur, Bombay line on one side and Allahabad, Varanasi, Patna on other side. Although road connectivity for Manikpur railway junction is required to be improved from existing single lane road to two lane highway because of its utility.
Air: The nearest airport is at Bamrauli near Allahabad which is approximately 80 km away from Rajapur. Lucknow airport (Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport) which has frequent flights for major cities of the country, is nearly 180 km away from the town.
People of the town are mostly dependent on self business. Industrial development is almost nil, however small scale production of agro/food products may be there for sell at local market. Some of the families own farm land so practice agriculture and vegetable production. There is a good level of attention towards education and thereby jobs in government as well as private sector. Well educated youth are serving the country in the various positions including software industry, education, service sector, and public administration.