Rajpur, Madhya Pradesh

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Rajpur, Madhya Pradesh

Location in Madhya Pradesh, India

Coordinates: 21°56′N 75°08′E / 21.93°N 75.13°E / 21.93; 75.13Coordinates: 21°56′N 75°08′E / 21.93°N 75.13°E / 21.93; 75.13
Country  India
State Madhya Pradesh
District Barwani
Government
  Type Nagar Panchayat
  Body

Usha Nanesh Choudhary (Chairman)

Bala Bachchan (MLA)
Elevation 225 m (738 ft)
Population (2001)
  Total 17,913
Languages
  Official Hindi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 451447
Telephone code 07284
ISO 3166 code IN-MP
Vehicle registration MP-46

Rajpur is a town and a nagar panchayat in Barwani district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Integrated Border Check Post[1] at Agra Mumbai Highway run by Government of Madhya Pradesh is at Balsamud in Rajpur tehsil.

Geography

Rajpur is located at 21°56′N 75°08′E / 21.93°N 75.13°E / 21.93; 75.13.[2] It has an average elevation of 225 metres (738 feet).

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[3] Rajpur had a population of 17,913. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Rajpur has an average literacy rate of 59%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 68%, and female literacy is 49%. In Rajpur, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.

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