Rajpur, Chatra

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Rajpur
Village
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Rajpur
Location in Jharkhand, India
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Rajpur
Rajpur (India)
Coordinates: 24°17′36″N85°00′27″E / 24.293253°N 85.007623°E / 24.293253; 85.007623
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Population
 (2011)
  Total2,935
Languages (*For language details see Kanhachatti#Language and religion)
  Official Hindi, Urdu
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
825401
Telephone/ STD code06541
Vehicle registration JH 13
Lok Sabha constituency Chatra
Vidhan Sabha constituency Chatra
Website chatra.nic.in

Rajpur is a village and gram panchayat in the Kanhachatti CD block in the Chatra subdivision of the Chatra district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

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Geography

Rajpur, Chatra
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Cities, towns and locations in Chatra district in North Chotanagpur Division
M: municipality, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre, P: power plant, T: tourist centre
Abbreviation used - TPS: thermal power station
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Rajpur is located at 24°17′36″N85°00′27″E / 24.293253°N 85.007623°E / 24.293253; 85.007623 .

Area overview

The map alongside shows that the forests (mark the light shading), covering around 60% of Chatra district, are evenly spread across the district. It is a plateau area with an elevation of about 450 metres (1,476 ft) above mean sea level. [1] Efforts are on to get the first unit of the NTPC Limited’s North Karanpura Thermal Power Station (3x660 MW), ready in 2021. [2] North Karanpura Coalfield of Central Coalfields Limited, spread over 1,230 square kilometres (470 sq mi) in the southern part of the district, with spill over to neighbouring districts, and having coal reserves of 14 billion tonnes is among the biggest in India. The map provides links to three CCL operational areas. [3]

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Rajpur (location code 348910) had a total population of 2,935, of which 1,479 (50%) were males and 1,1456 (50%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 517. The total number of literate persons in Rajpur was 1,517 (62.74% of the population over 6 years). [4]

Civic administration

Police station

Rajpur police station serves Kanhachatti CD block. [5]

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References

  1. "Chatra - the official website". Blocks, Circles & Panchayats – List of villages under Panchayats. Chatra district authority. Archived from the original on 27 June 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  2. "Pandemic delays NTPC's Karanpura mega project in Chatra". The Times of India, 9 September 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  3. "The North Karanpura Coalfields". Jharkhand. sinclair-environmental. Archived from the original on 16 May 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  4. "District Census Handbook, Chatra, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Page 156: District Primary Census Abstract, 2011 census. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  5. "District Police Profile – Chatra". Contact Number. Jharkhand Police. Retrieved 12 January 2021.