# Rajapur Village, Shrigonda, Ahmadnagar (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ahmadnagar/shrigonda/rajapur/ Village · Shrigonda, Ahmadnagar # Rajapur Rajapur is a village in Shrigonda sub-district of Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,662 people in 561 households**, the 35th largest of 114 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%. - 2,662people (2011) - 561households - 75.8%literacy - 937females per 1,000 males ## Rajapur PIN code and other codes Rajapur falls in Shrigonda sub-district, Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockShrigonda - Census village code558411 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Rajapur from nearby towns? - Shrigonda (sub-district HQ)62 km by road - Ahmadnagar (district HQ)75 km by road - Shrigonda (nearest town)62 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Rajapur? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Rajapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Shirur - ○Degree college10+ km · Shirur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shirur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Rajapur known for? About 72% of the 2,445 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,219 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Rajapur Of every 100 households in Rajapur in 2011, 56 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Rajapur · ■ Shrigonda rural average Electricity for lighting ****56%** **67% Toilet within the home ****32%** **34% No toilet (open defecation) ****68%** **64% Tap water ****25%** **30% Drinking water within premises ****39%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **26% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **71% Use banking services ****62%** **74% Television ****41%** **44% Mobile phone ****67%** **68% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****34%** **39% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **4% None of these assets ****16%** **16% Own their home ****89%** **90% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Rajapur? ■ Rajapur · ■ Shrigonda rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.8%** **75.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937** **921 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****742** **829 Working population ****65.7%** **55.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.7% for men and 64.6% for women. 68% of men and 63% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,120 (64%) · **■** Farm labourers 188 (11%) · **■** Household industry 36 (2%) · **■** Other work 141 (8%) · **■** Marginal 264 (15%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Shrigonda - Chandgaon2,892 people - Khetmalaswadi2,882 people - Hiradgaon2,824 people - Deulgaon2,806 people - Kautha2,643 people - Ukkadgaon2,563 people - Visapur2,466 people - Chikhali2,403 people [All 114 villages in Shrigonda](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ahmadnagar/shrigonda/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Rajapur from Ahmadnagar?75 km by road - What is the population of Rajapur?2,662 (Census 2011) - Which district is Rajapur in?Ahmadnagar district (Shrigonda sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Rajapur?75.8% (Census 2011)