Rajakhera

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This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.

Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Rajakhera

-Head-quarters of the district of the same name in the State of Dholpur, Rajputana, situated in 26 54' N. and 78 n / E., 24 miles north-east of Dholpur town and about the same distance south-east of Agra. Population (1901), 6,609. The town is said to have been built by Raja Man Singh, Tonwar, during his occupation of the country towards the end of the fifteenth century, and to be called after him c the village of the Raja.' The mud fort was built by the Jat Raja Suraj Mai of Bharatpur, and is still in fair preservation. The town contains a post office, a vernacular school attended by 50 boys, and a dispensary.