Rajura

Rajura राजुरा
city
Rajura Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 19°47′N 79°22′E / 19.78°N 79.37°ECoordinates: 19°47′N 79°22′E / 19.78°N 79.37°E
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Chandrapur
Elevation	181 m (594 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	25,842
Languages
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	442905
Vehicle registration	MH 34

Rajura is a city and a municipal council in the Chandrapur district of the Indian state of Maharashtra.

Geography

Rajura is located at 19°47′N 79°22′E / 19.78°N 79.37°E^[1] in Maharashtra, the second most populous and the third largest in area of India's 28 states. The city has an average elevation of 181 metres (593 feet). Rajura lies on the banks of the Wardha River and falls within the coal belt of Central India.

Demographics

According to the 2001 Indian census,^[2] Rajura has a population of approximately 25,843 (52% male, 48% female). Children under age 6 constitute approximately 15% of the population. Rajura's average literacy rate of 72% (77% among males, 67% among females) significantly exceeds the national average of 59.5%.

Nearby Towns :

• Ballarpur
• Gadchandur
• Nanda Fata
• Korpana

Industries

Rajura lies in the heart of the coal- and cement-producing areas of Maharashtra. Due to the availability of minerals and raw materials in the area, there are a number of cement factories near the city, including Ambuja Cement, UltraTech Cement, Manikgarh Cement, Gupta Coal, and Murali Agro.The Western Coalfields Limited (Ballarpur Area) is another major employer in the area.

Places of interest

Many temples are located within and around Rajura, including the famous Hanuman temple situated around the lake in Jogapur, about 10 km from Rajura, and the Shri Saibaba temple, the "chota shirdi" in Maharashtra on the Wardha River. Every Thursday, prayers are offered to Shri Saibaba, followed by Mahaprasad, arranged by Anna dan seva samit. Additionally, the town of Somanathapur, located in the neighboring Mysore district, holds another famous temple, Somnath Mandir, which, according to legend, was built in a single day.

Jogapur Temple is famous for Maruti Mandir inside Jungle. Every year during month of Margashish, several devotees visit Jogapur, cook food and offer food to the Temple. There is big yatra in Jogapur during this period and people visit Jogapur on Mondays and Saturdays.

Other ancient places of interest include Shri Balaji Mandir and Shri Shiv Mandir (where Shri Swami Samarth Aradhana prayed every Thursday).Bhavani mandir is also the oldest temple of bhavani mata.

Hotels

There are hotels in rajura are Bhagya laxmi hotel, Hotel Chetan, sai Dham Restaurant and Nagraj Cafe. Nagraj Cafe is famous for south Indian food and breakfast.

Schools and colleges

The number one school which is there in Rajura is 1. Z.P. High school 2.Shivaji Maha Vidyalaye is another famous college in rajura with branches of Science,Commerce,Arts. 3.Mahatma jyotibai fule Vidyalaye. 4.New Era English High School. 5.Stella Maries Convent High School. 6.Infant Jesus High School. 7.Indra Gandhi Vidya Mandir 8.Y.D College 9.Adarsh high school

Marketplace

                 There is bazaar on every Saturday. where people from Rajura shop for vegetable, Apparels, Shoes etc. As there are many villages are there around Rajura. It a prime time rush on every Saturday. People from all around the territories comes to shop for their households.

                                       ******SUB COMPTERS******* 
                                                        (Rajura's No.1 Computers Showroom)
                      Deals with the HP, DELL & Lenovo laptops & computers with Best Service.(selling and repairings) of computers.'

Rajura has a marketplace which caters to the surrounding cement factories and villages.Ali Agencies,Gothi Medical Stores are some of the leading wholesale & retail pharmacy stores. Rajura City is famous for its Market & its Industrialisation. Electronic market are rising day by day in this city. Some of the leading companies are served by Ali Agencies (The Electronics Showroom). In local areas nearby this city owned by Bandaly's having distributorship of Intex & Haier, they also have Sony Samsung Panasonic present in their Showroom.Metro mens parlour &hair saloon is the famous parlour for men. Rajura`s No1 Electronic Showroom ----- Ali Agencies Rajura, Having distribution of Haier,Sony,Nilkamal,Havells,Videocon,Sansui, Having the Complete Range of Furnitures with leading brands like Mayur,RakShak,Godrej,FabFurniture & House Hold Applainces. ' Also Ali Agencies's sister concern Ciba Agencies deals in all Computers Laptops,Destops,AllInOne PC,Computer Accessories including Computer Speakers like JBL,Bose,Sony,Creative the No.1 Computer Shopee in the town

References

1. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Rajura
2. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.