Rajpuri is a village situated at a distance of 4 km from Murud city, in the

Raigad district Raigad district (), previously Colaba fort, Colaba district, is a district in the Konkan division of Maharashtra, India. The headquarters of the district is Alibag. Other major cities in the district are Panvel, Karjat, Navi Mumbai, Khopoli, Sh ...

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. The village is situated on the inlet of

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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 Mumbai ( ; ), also known as Bombay ( ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial capital and the most populous city proper of India with an estimated population of 12 ...

. * Rail: Nearest railroad is

Roha Roha () is a town and subdistrict/upazila/tehsil in the Raigad district of Maharashtra state in India, 120 km southeast of Mumbai Mumbai ( ; ), also known as Bombay ( ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the ...

, 122 km. * Sea: There are regular ferry services available from Ferry Warf up to

Rewas Rewas Port (Rewas-Bodani or Revas) is one of 48 “minor” ports of Maharashtra located at Rewas Creek, near Karanja creek at mouth of the Patalganga River about southward of Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNPT) and south-east of Mumbai Port. It is con ...

(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

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, operated up to Mandwa. The

Murud-Janjira Murud-Janjira () is the local name of a famous fort and tourist spot situated on an island just off the coastal town of Murud, Raigad, Murud, in the Raigad district of Maharashtra, India. Malik Ambar is credited with the construction of the Jan ...

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 Panvel () is a city and taluka in the Raigad district of Maharashtra, India. It is highly populated due to its closeness to Mumbai. Panvel is also governed for development purpose by the body of Mumbai Metropolitan Region. Panvel Municipal C ...

and then take the road that passes through the

Karnala Bird Sanctuary The Karnala Bird Sanctuary is located in Panvel Taluka of Raigad District, outside Mumbai, India near Matheran and Karjat.It is the first bird sanctuary in Maharashtra. The sanctuary is quite small with an area of 12.11 square kilometres but is ...

up to Pen. One can travel further to

Alibaug Alibag, also known as Alibaug (Pronunciation: �libaːɡ, is a coastal city and a municipal council in Raigad district of Maharashtra, India. It is the headquarters of the Raigad district and is south of the city of Mumbai. Alibag is part of the ...

or Roha.

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* Villages in Raigad district {{Raigad-geo-stub