Rajpipla
Encyclopedia
Rajpipla is a city and a municipality
in the Narmada district
in the India
n state
of Gujarat.
It was the capital of the former Kingdom of Rajpipla
.
, Rajpipla had a population of 34,923. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Rajpipla has an average literacy rate of 77%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 82%, and female literacy is 71%. In Rajpipla, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in the Narmada district
Narmada district
Narmada district is an administrative district in the state of Gujarat in India. The district headquarters are located at Rajpipla. The district is bounded by Vadodara district in the north, by Maharashtra state in the east, by Tapi district in the south and by Bharuch district in the west...
in the India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n state
States and territories of India
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of Gujarat.
It was the capital of the former Kingdom of Rajpipla
Kingdom of Rajpipla
The Kingdom of Rajpipla was a princely state of India ruled by the Gohil Rajput clan from around 1350 till 1948 when it was merged with the Republic of India. It is now part of the state of Gujarat...
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Geography
Rajpipla is located at 21.78°N 73.57°E. It has an average elevation of 148 metres (485 feet).Demographics
India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Rajpipla had a population of 34,923. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Rajpipla has an average literacy rate of 77%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 82%, and female literacy is 71%. In Rajpipla, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.