Rajnagar is a town and

nagar panchayat A nagar panchayat (town panchayat; ) or Notified Area Council (NAC) in India is a settlement in transition from rural to urban and therefore a form of an urban political unit comparable to a municipality. An urban centre with more than 12,000 ...

in Chhatarpur district in the

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, it is 6 km from

Khajuraho Khajuraho () is a city, near Chhatarpur in Chhatarpur district of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. One of the most popular tourist destinations in India, Khajuraho has the country's largest group of medieval Hindu and Jain temples, famous f ...

, 5 km from Khajwa town and 35 km from district headquarters, Chhatarpur.

Geography

Rajnagar is located at . It has an average elevation of 273

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Demographics

At the 2001

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, Rajnagar had a population of 12,442. Males constituted 53% of the population, and females 47%. In Rajnagar, 18% of the population is under 6 years of age. In Census 2011, total population stood at 14,253. Literacy rate of Rajnagar town was found to be 73.71%, higher than the state average of 69.32%. In Rajnagar, male literacy rate was around 79.93% while female literacy rate was 66.60% in 2011.

Nearest town and cities

Chhatarpur Chhatarpur is a city and a municipality in Chhatarpur district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Chhatarpur District. Chhatarpur is a city and a municipality in Chhatarpur district in the state of ...

, khajwa,

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, Nowgong are the nearby town and cities to Rajnagar.

Schools

*Government school Rajnagar. *Little Angel's Model High school rajnagar. *Sarswati Sishu Mandir

Hospital

*Rajnagar government Hospital.

Transport

Bus stop and bus stand

* Rajnagar bus stand. * Khajuraho bus stand. * Khajwa chauraha bus stop.

Train

* Rajnagar railway station. *

Khajuraho railway station Khajuraho railway station is located in Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh and serves as an entry point for the Khajuraho Group of Monuments, medieval Hindu famous for their erotic sculptures. Between 950 and 1150, the Chandela monarchs buil ...

= Airport

= * Khajuraho airport.

References

Bundelkhand Chhatarpur Cities and towns in Chhatarpur district {{MadhyaPradesh-geo-stub