Rajound
Rajound (Rajaund) is a city in Kaithal District of Haryana State in India.
| Rajound Rajaund | |
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  Rajound Location in India | |
 Rajound Location in Haryana, India | |
| Coordinates: 29°34′35″N 76°28′56″E / 29.57639°N 76.48222°ECoordinates: 29°34′35″N 76°28′56″E / 29.57639°N 76.48222°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Haryana |
| District | Kaithal |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 136044 |
| Telephone code | 01746 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kurukshetra |
Pin code-136044
STD Code-01746
This is an administrative block and Sub Tehsil. Its population according to 2001 census is 15,335. Male population is 8,147 female population is 7,188. Rajound is located on State Highway no. 11 at Kaithal-Assandh section. frequent bus service at every 10 minutes from Kaithal to Rajound is available. Land around Rajound is fertile and well irrigated by canal water and tubewells, it is a major producer of wheat and Paddy( rice).
Facilities
4 no. of Govt. Schools
3 no. of Nationalised banks and HDFC Bank
3 no. of colleges for Education, Pharmacy, Nursing and MBA
2 no. of Fuel Stations
2 no. of water supply plants based on canal water
Electricity Sub Station.
Police Station
General hospital....
New Holland Tractors Depot- At the Rajound to Fariyabad road.
Historical Place:-
1 Makhdum Peer & Raju Peer.... On Rajound to Mandhwal Road
2 Baba Bahadurban Mandir.... In the middle of Village
3 Shiv Mandir.... Near of Baba Bahadurban Mandir
4 Jahar Vir Goga Peer.... On Kaithal Road
5 Devi Mandir.... Near General Hospital & Main Bazar
Notable people
Rajound is known for mainly Manoj Kumar an Olympian, Arjuna awardee and world's 6th Ranked Boxer from Rajound, He won Gold medal in the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games in light welterweight category and he has represented India in London Olympics 2012.He is currently representing India since last 11 years and preparing for Rio-Olympics.
Rajound is also known because of another person Mr. Rajesh Kumar Rajound who is Boxing Coach of Olympian & Arjuna Awardee Boxer Manoj Kumar and many other national and International Boxers. Rajesh himself was a very fine boxer in his early days but later he started coaching to other boxers. He bring his younger Brothers in boxing to make them champions. Credit of bringing Olympian Boxer Manoj kumar is goes to Rajesh. In early days he used to travel daily from his village to Kaithal on a bicycle along with his brothers Manoj Kumar and Mukesh Kumar. Later Manoj become common wealth Gold Medalist, Olympian and Arjuna Awardee. Mukesh also become an International Boxer and won medals several medals for India On international platforms. Rajesh currently working as Boxing Caoch at Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra.[1][2]
References
- ↑ "One of the earlier memories that Manoj Kumar has of boxing is of going to Kaithal with his brother Rajesh Kumar on bicycle from his village Rajound in Haryana where Rajesh would coach youngsters at Kaithal", http://www.indianexpress.com/news/manoj-only-new-face-in-boxing/675734/
- ↑ http://www.london2012.com/athlete/manoj-kumar-1020751/