Rajakhera
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Rajakhera is a city and a municipality
in Dholpur district
in the India
n state
of Rajasthan
.
Rajakhera is on the border of Rajasthan state. It is about 32 km from Agra
Uttar Predesh and about the same distance from Dholpur
. Shamshabad, Uttar Pradesh is the nearest town on Uttar Predesh border between Agra and Rajakhera. Uttagan River flows between Shamshabad and Rajakhera and forms the border of Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. The bridge on this river was constructed in 1964 which allowed easy commute to Agra and other major cities.
Raveendra Singh Bohara of Bharatiya Janata Party
won the 2008 election of MLA from Rajakhera constituency. Ex Home Minister Mr. Praduman Singh alias Kaptan Babu of Indian National Congress Party had won elections from Rajakhera constituency many times.
Dholpur district has a vast area, full of rocks, especially the Dholpur and Rajakhera. Part of The Chambal
valley is covered by Kachhar. Masonry stones, concrete, sandstone and lime stones are found in plenty in the area.
, Rajakhera had a population of 28,339. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Rajakhera has an average literacy rate of 50%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 61%, and female literacy is 36%. In Rajakhera, 19% of the population is under 5 years of age.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in Dholpur district
Dholpur district
Dholpur District is a district of Rajasthan state in western India. The town of Dholpur is the district headquarters.Dholpur District has an area of 3084 km². The Chambal River forms the southern boundary of the district, across which lies the state of Madhya Pradesh...
in the India
India
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n state
States and territories of India
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of Rajasthan
Rajasthan
Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...
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Rajakhera is on the border of Rajasthan state. It is about 32 km from Agra
Agra
Agra a.k.a. Akbarabad is a city on the banks of the river Yamuna in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India, west of state capital, Lucknow and south from national capital New Delhi. With a population of 1,686,976 , it is one of the most populous cities in Uttar Pradesh and the 19th most...
Uttar Predesh and about the same distance from Dholpur
Dholpur
Dholpur is a city in eastern-most parts of the Rajasthan state of India. It is the administrative headquarters of Dholpur District and was formerly seat of the Dholpur princely state, before Independence....
. Shamshabad, Uttar Pradesh is the nearest town on Uttar Predesh border between Agra and Rajakhera. Uttagan River flows between Shamshabad and Rajakhera and forms the border of Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. The bridge on this river was constructed in 1964 which allowed easy commute to Agra and other major cities.
Raveendra Singh Bohara of Bharatiya Janata Party
Bharatiya Janata Party
The Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament...
won the 2008 election of MLA from Rajakhera constituency. Ex Home Minister Mr. Praduman Singh alias Kaptan Babu of Indian National Congress Party had won elections from Rajakhera constituency many times.
Dholpur district has a vast area, full of rocks, especially the Dholpur and Rajakhera. Part of The Chambal
Chambal
Chambal may refer to:* Chambal Jatt* Chambal Division* Chambal River...
valley is covered by Kachhar. Masonry stones, concrete, sandstone and lime stones are found in plenty in the area.
Demographics
India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Rajakhera had a population of 28,339. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Rajakhera has an average literacy rate of 50%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 61%, and female literacy is 36%. In Rajakhera, 19% of the population is under 5 years of age.