Rajpora, also known as Rajpur, is a Village and a

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in the

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of the

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, India. It is located away from

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and away from

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. Rajpora is situated at above the mean sea level.

Demographics

As per census of 2011 population of Rajpora stands at 4200, with 2300 males and 1900 females. Population of people under the age of 6 in Rajpora is 1,169, which is 22.42% of total population of the village. Average Sex Ratio of Rajpora village is 892 and child Sex Ratio of the Rajpora as per census of 2011 is 729. In 2011, literacy rate of Rajpora was 62% in which male literacy stands at 57.67% while female literacy rate stands at 51.61%.

Villages

1. Gulshanabad 2. Achagoza 3. Bamnoo 4. Pachahar 5. Drabgam 6. Rohmoo 7. Kalampora 8. Shadimarg 9. Sangarwani 10. Thokerpora 11. Mirgund 12. Khaigam 13. Rahmoo 14. Bellow 15. Abhama

Governance

Under the Panchyati Raj Act, Rajpora is administered by the

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Economy

Out of total population only 2921 people were employed as of 2011 census. Rest of the population is engaged in orchard business. This village has huge dependency on horticulture and other allied sectors like dairy and bread business, a local bread namely Shirmal is famous of this Village.

Education

*Government Degree College, Rajpora *Govt Model Higher Secondary Rajpora *Govt Girls High School Rajpora *Abu Hanifa Memorial Institute Rajpora

Castes

Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 0.29% of total population in Rajpora. No Scheduled Caste (SC) live in Rajpora.

References

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