Rajura
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Rajura is a town and municipal council district of the Indian state of Maharashtra.
Rajura | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Rajura Location in Maharashtra, India | |
| Coordinates (19.7775° N, 79.3663° E): 19°46′39″N 79°21′59″E / 19.7775°N 79.3663°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Chandrapur |
| Elevation | 181 m (594 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 25,842 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 442905 |
| Vehicle registration | MH 34 |
Rajura is at 19°46′39″N 79°21′59″E / 19.7775°N 79.3663°E[1] in Maharashtra, on the banks of the Wardha River in central India's coal belt.[2] The town has an average elevation of 189 metres (624 feet).[3]
Demographics
According to the 2021 Indian census,[4] Rajura had a population of 25,842 Literate people are 18,724 out of 10,460 are male and 8,264 are female. Children under age six constitute about 15 percent of the population. Rajura's average literacy rate of 72 percent (77 percent of males, 67 percent of females) exceeds the national average of 59.5 percent.[5] Nearby towns include Ballarpur, Gadchandur, Nanda and Korpana.
| Year | Male | Female | Total Population | Change | Religion (%) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Sikhs | Buddhist | Jain | Other religions and persuasions | Religion not stated | |||||
| 2001[6] | 13539 | 12304 | 25843 | - | 73.443 | 14.553 | 0.747 | 0.468 | 10.305 | 0.213 | 0.155 | 0.116 |
| 2011[7] | 15337 | 14331 | 29668 | 0.148 | 72.799 | 14.632 | 0.556 | 0.425 | 11.184 | 0.202 | 0.155 | 0.047 |
| 2021 | 13538 | 12304 | 25842 | |||||||||
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