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Rajpur is a town and a
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Barwani districtBarwani district is one of the districts of Madhya Pradesh state of India. The administrative head quarter of the district is at Barwani. Barwani district has an area of 3665 km² and a population 1,081,039 . The district lies in the southwestern corner of Madhya Pradesh; the Narmada River...
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Geography
Rajpur is located at 21.93°N 75.13°E. It has an average elevation of 225 metres (738 feet).
Demographics
India
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, Rajpur had a population of 17,913. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Rajpur has an average literacy rate of 59%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 68%, and female literacy is 49%. In Rajpur, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.