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Rajipur observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Jharkhand.
By population, Rajipur ranks #120 of 186 villages in Pakaur mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Rajipur is a village of 400 people in 88 households (Census 2011) in Pakaur block, Pakur district, Jharkhand, the 120th-largest of 186 villages in Pakaur block. Literacy is 38%, 5 points above the block average of 32% and the sex ratio is 1,062 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 816107, served by Pakur post office; the LGD village code is 360306. The sarpanch is BADKI HEMBROM, and the village votes in Maheshpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Stephen Marandi. The population is estimated at 472 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Dadpur →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rajipur · this village | 400 | 38% | — |
| Dadpur · Pakaur | 809 | 34% | — |
| Pokharia · Pakaur | 732 | 31% | — |
| Mahadebpur · Pakaur | 713 | 30% | — |
| Seja · Pakaur | 617 | 37% | — |
| Kusmadanga · Pakaur | 549 | 63% | — |
| Bhurkunda · Pakaur | 490 | 35% | — |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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