Rajpuri, Raigad Explained

Rajpuri
Native Name Lang:	koli
Settlement Type:	village
Pushpin Label Position:	right
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Maharashtra, India
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	India
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	Maharashtra
Subdivision Type2:	District
Subdivision Name2:	Raigad
Subdivision Type3:	Taluka
Subdivision Name3:	Murud
Government Type:	Grampanchayat
Unit Pref:	Metric
Population Density Km2:	auto
Demographics Type1:	Languages
Demographics1 Title1:	Official
Demographics1 Info1:	Marathi
Timezone1:	IST
Utc Offset1:	+5:30
Blank1 Name Sec1:	Nearest city
Blank1 Info Sec1:	Murud

Rajpuri is a village situated at a distance of 4 km from Murud city, in the Raigad district of India. The village is situated on the inlet of Arabian Sea.^[1]

Population

The village population is above 4,000 people.

Education

The village operates three Schools.

Transport

There are many ways of getting there:

• Air: The nearest airport is Mumbai.
• Rail: Nearest railroad is Roha, 122 km.
• Sea: There are regular ferry services available from Ferry Warf up to Rewas (23 km) starting at 6 a.m. through 6 p.m. The service is suspended during the monsoons. After Rewas, one needs to take the road transport. There are also regular catamarans from Gateway of India, operated up to Mandwa. The Murud-Janjira Fort can be reached from Rajpuri Jetty.
• Road: Murud is 165 km and about 5 hours' driving distance from Mumbai. One can travel up to Panvel and then take the road that passes through the Karnala Bird Sanctuary up to Pen. One can travel further to Alibaug or Roha.

Notes and References

1. Web site: RAJPURI . 9 December 2021.