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Rajnagar
Village
RajnagarLocation in Jharkhand, IndiaShow map of JharkhandRajnagarRajnagar (India)Show map of India
Coordinates: 22°37′38″N 86°00′27″E / 22.6273°N 86.0076°E / 22.6273; 86.0076
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	Seraikela Kharsawan
Government
• Type	Federal democracy
Population
• Total	1,806
Languages *
• Official	Hindi, Santali
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	831002
Telephone/ STD code	06597
Vehicle registration	JH 22
Literacy	69.82%
Lok Sabha constituency	Singhbhum
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Seraikella
Website	seraikela.nic.in

Rajnagar is a village in the Gobindpur CD block in the Seraikela Sadar subdivision of the Seraikela Kharsawan district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography

Location

Rajnagar is located at 22°37′38″N 86°00′27″E / 22.6273°N 86.0076°E / 22.6273; 86.0076.

Area overview

The area shown in the map has been described as "part of the southern fringe of the Chotanagpur plateau and is a hilly upland tract". 75.7% of the population lives in the rural areas and 24.3% lives in the urban areas.

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Civic administration

There is a police station at Rajnagar.

The headquarters of Gobindpur CD block are located at Rajnagar village.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Rajnagar had a total population of 1,806, of which 900 (50%) were males and 906 (50%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 222. The total number of literate persons in Rajnagar was 1,106 (69.82% of the population over 6 years).

(*For language details see Gobindpur block#Language and religion)

Education

Government S.S.High School, Rajnagar, is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1959. It has facilities for teaching from class IX to class XII. The school has a playground and a library with 212 books.

Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya is a Hindi-medium girls only institution established in 2006. It has facilities for teaching in classes VI and XII. The school has a playground, a library with 72 books and has 5 computers for teaching and learning purposes.

Academic English High School is an English-medium coeducational institution established in 1997. It has facilities for teaching from class I to class XII. The school has a playground, a library with 500 books and has 10 computers for teaching and learning purposes.

References

1. "Bihar District Gazetteers - Singhbhum" (PDF). P.C. Roy Chaudhury. Secretariat Press, Bihar, Patna, 1958. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
2. "District Census Handbook, Seraikella Kharsawan, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 30: 2011 Census Findings–Population and its Distribution. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
3. "District Police Profile – Seraikella Kharsawan". Jharkhand Police. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
4. "District Census Handbook, Seraikella Kharsawan, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Map of Seraikela Kharsawan district on the fifth page. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
5. "District Census Handbook, Seraikela Khasawan, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Location Code: 379582, Pages 188-189: District primary census abstract, 2011 census. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
6. "S.S. +2 High School, Rajnagar". Schools.org. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
7. "KGBV Rajnagar". Schools.org. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
8. "Academic English High School". Schools.org. Retrieved 28 November 2021.

• Villages in Seraikela Kharsawan district