Rajpur, Baroda

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Rajpur
Princely State, city
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Rajpur
Location in Gujarat, India
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Rajpur
Rajpur (India)
Coordinates: 22°18′00″N73°12′01″E / 22.30000°N 73.20028°E / 22.30000; 73.20028
CountryFlag of India.svg India
State Gujarat
District Vadodara District
Zone21
Government
  Body1 (VUDA)
  Thakur SahebLate.H.H Thakur Saheb Shree Mansinhji Fatehsinhji Maharaulji
Area
  Total
148.95 km2 (57.51 sq mi)
Elevation
129 m (423 ft)
Population
 (2007)
  Total
3,641,566
  Rank18
  Density11,021/km2 (28,540/sq mi)
Languages
  OfficialGujarati, Hindi,English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
391530
Telephone code(91)2667
ISO 3166 code [[ISO 3166-2:IN|]]
Vehicle registration GJ-06
Nearest city Anand
Literacy76.11%
Legislature Strength84
Planning agency1 (VUDA)
Distance from Gandhinagar126 kilometres (78 mi) NE (Rail & Air)
Distance from Mumbai395 kilometres (245 mi) S (Rail & Air)
Distance from Ahmedabad100 kilometres (62 mi) NW (Road)
Climate Semi-arid (BSh) (Köppen)
Avg. annual temperature43–12 °C (109–54 °F)
Avg. summer temperature43–26 °C (109–79 °F)
Avg. winter temperature33–8 °C (91–46 °F)
Website gujaratindia.com

Rajpur, Baroda was an Indian princely state located on the bank of river Mahisagar. Thakur Saheb Shree Mansinhji Fatehsinhji Maharaulji was the last Thakur Saheb of Rajpur. The history of the Rajput Royal family is associated with Lord Jaladhar Mahadevji.