Rajapur, Uttar Pradesh
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Rajapur | |
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Town | |
 Handwritten Ramcharitmanas in Ramayana Temple Rajapur UP | |
| Nickname: Tulsi Dhaam | |
  Rajapur Location in Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh, India  Rajapur Rajapur (India) | |
| Coordinates: 25°23′N 81°09′E / 25.383°N 81.150°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Chitrakoot |
| Government | |
| • Body | Government of Uttar Pradesh |
| Elevation | 108 m (354 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 13,439[1] |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Bundeli |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Postal code | 210207 |
| Vehicle registration | UP-96 |
| Website | chitrakoot |
Rajapur is a town (Nagar Panchayat) and tehsil of Chitrakoot district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is situated along the bank of the river Yamuna. It has the nickname "Tulsi Dhaam" after the Hindi poet Goswami Tulsidas, who is the writer of holy "Ram Charit Manas" along with many other religious books of Hindus. There is a temple devoted to Tulsidas where part of the original "Handwritten Scripture" of Ramcharitmanas is still available, although some pages may be missing. Rajapur is linked with Kaushambi district on the opposite bank of the river Yamuna.
Places like Hanuman ji temple, Tulsighat, Tulsi smarak are some of the places of interest in the town for local people as well as people from nearby villages and cities.[citation needed] Being the birthplace of saint poet Goswami Tulsidas it is visited by many other people from all parts of the country. Tulsi ghat is a nice place to spend some time looking at its scenic beauty and breeze. Chitrakoot which is district headquarter is also a tourist attraction, 50 km from Rajapur. Apart from this there is a place called Nadi taura, 18 km from Rajapur, where a hanuman ji temple is situated.[citation needed]
Demographics
As per the 2011 Census of India,[2] Rajapur had a population of 17,439. Out of it 97% are Hindu and 2.28% are Muslims. Rajapur has an average literacy rate of 70.38%, male literacy rate is 77.98% and female literacy rate is 61.73%. In Rajapur, 20% of the population is under 6 years of age.[citation needed]
Education
Higher Education
- Sri Tulsi Smarak Sanskrit Mahavidhalaya, Rajapur
- Sri Kedarnath Jagannath Mhavidhalaya, khatwara, Rajapur
- Sri Kedarnath Ramswarup Mhavidhalaya, Khatwara, Rajapur
- Sri Vashishth Narayan Karwariya Mhavidhalaya, Rajapur (Permanent Close in 2024).
Schools
- Govt. Girls Inter College
- Sri Tulsi Inter College
- Dhirendra Inter College
- Jitendra Higher Secondary School
- Primary School Rajapur
- Sarswati Shishu Vidhya Mandir nandin kurmiyan
- S.M. Public School
- Angel English Medium School
- Vashishtha Gurukulam (CBSE)
Degree College and Professional Courses
There is need for government degree College so as to help students of the region to get good quality higher education.
Transportation
Rajapur town is connected with some major cities like District headquarter Chitrakoot, Allahabad, Kanpur, Lucknow etc. by National highway and state highway.[citation needed]
Roads: Rajapur is connected with Manjhanpur (Kaushambi District), Bharwari, Prayagraj in one direction where currently Ram van gaman path is under development (as of Aug 25), similarly it is connected by NH 731AG to Raipura which further connect Rajapur with Manikpur (major railway station in the area for Howrah Bombay line). Similarly it is connected with district headquarter Chitrakoot and Karwi through two lane highway, and connected with Baberu and Banda with existing two lane road. Few roads like Raipura to Manikpur is highly needed to be developed (as on Aug 25) to connect Rajapur with Manikpur railway station and to ensure safe journey on the road. Bundelkhand expressway which starts from Bharatkup near Chitrakoot is approximately 40 kms away from Rajapur.
Railway: The nearest railway station is Chitrakoot Dham Karwi (CKTD) which connects Banda, Jhansi, Kanpur and Delhi line on one side and Allahabad, Varanasi on another side. Another railway junction is Manikpur (MKP) which connects Katni, Jabalpur, Bombay line on one side and Allahabad, Varanasi, Patna on other side. Although road connectivity for Manikpur railway junction is required to be improved from existing single lane road to two lane highway (Raipura to Saraiya stretch of 13 kms only) because of its utility.[citation needed]
Air: The nearest airport is at Bamrauli near Prayagraj which is approximately 80 km away from Rajapur. Lucknow airport ( Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport) which has frequent flights for major cities of the country, is nearly 180 km away from the town. A new Chitrakoot airport near Devangana ghati is under development stage which may become fully operational in coming two three years (As on Aug 2025).It will connect Chitrakoot with major cities which can boost economy through tourism.[citation needed]