'Village for Sale’: Parched hamlet's desperate plea amid water crisis in Maharashtra
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Rajura observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Maharashtra.
The principal temple recorded for Manwath mandal is Sri Sai Janmasthan Temple, Pathri. No temple of this dedication is on record within Rajura itself.
By population, Rajura ranks #48 of 53 villages in Manwath mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Rajura is a village of 438 people in 101 households (Census 2011) in Manwath taluka, Parbhani district, Maharashtra, the 48th-largest of 53 villages in Manwath taluka. Literacy is 60%, about the same as the taluka average of 61% and the sex ratio is 955 women per 1,000 men. It lies 43 km from the Parbhani district centre, 13 km from Washi, the nearest town, 22 km from Manwat Road railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 431505, served by Manwath post office; the LGD village code is 546820. The nearest hospital or health centre is Choudhari Hospital, 7 km away. The village votes in Pathri assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rajesh Uttamrao Vitekar. The population is estimated at 516 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rajura · this village | 438 | 60% | — |
| Atola · Manwath | 324 | 75% | 0 km N |
| Thar · Manwath | 527 | 63% | 0 km N |
| Tura · Pathri | 1,742 | 58% | 0 km N |
| Jaitapurwadi · Pathri | 705 | 52% | 2 km E |
| Dhalegaon · Pathri | 976 | 65% | 2.6 km NW |
| Takalgavhan Tanda · Pathri | 774 | 61% | 3.6 km SE |
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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