Rajakhera is a city and a municipality situated near the banks of the Chambal River in Dholpur district in the Eastern part of the Indian state of Rajasthan. Its part of Braj region and the local language has Braj Bhasha dialect. The culture is fused with Rajasthan and its border states.
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The Rajakhera is divided into 25 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per report released by Census India 2011, Rajakhera has a total population of 163,904, out of which 89,022 are males while 74,882 are females.[2] Rajakhera Tehsil has a total of 116 villages.
The nearest metropolis cities are Agra and Morena. The nearest major railway stations are Dholpur Junction railway station and Agra Cantonment railway station. The nearest Airports are Agra Airport and Gwalior Airport. In the region, Chambal River is the only river known for fresh water, dolphin and crocodile sanctuary.
Rajakhera is located at 26.54°N 78.10°E / 26.54; 78.10. It has an average elevation of 153 metres (505 feet). It is on the border of Rajasthan and also shares a border with Agra, Uttar Pradesh and Morena, Madhya Pradesh.
It is about 38 km from Agra, Uttar Pradesh and about the same distance from Dholpur district. Shamsabad, Agra (17 km) is the nearest town close to Uttar Pradesh border between Agra and Rajakhera. Utangan River flows between Shamshabad and Rajakhera and forms the border of Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. The bridge on this river was constructed in 1964 which allowed easy commute to Agra and other major cities.
As of 2011[update] India census,[2] Rajakhera Tehsil of Dhaulpur district has a total population of 163,904 out of which 89,022 are males while 74,882 are females. In 2011 there were a total 27,149 families residing in Rajakhera Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Rajakhera Tehsil is 841.
As per Census 2011 out of total population, 20.5% people live in Urban areas while 79.5% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 67.5% while that in rural areas is 66.3%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Rajakhera Tehsil is 860 while that of Rural areas is 836. The population of Children of age 0–6 years in Rajakhera Tehsil is 30,305 which is 18% of the total population. There are 16,206 male children and 14,099 female children between the age 0–6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Rajakhera Tehsil is 870 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (841) of Rajakhera Tehsil. The total literacy rate of Rajakhera Tehsil is 66.55%. The male literacy rate is 64.44% and the female literacy rate is 42.12% in Rajakhera Tehsil.
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