Rajnagar Bastar
| Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R) |
Rajnagar (राजनगर) is a village in tahsil Bakavand of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.
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Location
It is situated 1km away from sub-district headquarter Bakawand (tehsildar office) and 20km away from district headquarter Jagdalpur. According to Census 2011 information the location code or village code of Rajnagar village is 449473. Rajnagar village is located in Bakavand tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh, India. As per 2009 stats, Rajnagar village is also a gram panchayat. The total geographical area of village is 2427.46 hectares. [1]
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History
The different dynasties or rulers of the Bastar region are Nalas (350-760 AD), Chalukya (1324-1777 AD), Nagas (760-1324 AD), Bhonsle (1777-1853 AD) and British (1853-1947 AD). Also, the capitals of this particular region at different times in history are Chitapur, Dantewada, Rajpur, Bade-Dongar, Bastar, Rajnagar , Jagdalpur, Mandhota and Barsur.[2]
Tourism
Population
Rajnagar has a total population of 4,216 peoples, out of which male population is 2,110 while female population is 2,106. Literacy rate of rajnagar village is 53.61% out of which 63.93% males and 43.26% females are literate. There are about 1,024 houses in rajnagar village. Pincode of rajnagar village locality is 491888. Jagdalpur is nearest town to rajnagar for all major economic activities, which is approximately 25km away.[3]
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