Rajokri

Rajokri
Harjokari
Urbanized Village
Rajokri
Rajokri
Coordinates: 28°30′11″N 77°06′40″E / 28.5031°N 77.11106°E / 28.5031; 77.11106Coordinates: 28°30′11″N 77°06′40″E / 28.5031°N 77.11106°E / 28.5031; 77.11106
Country  India
State Delhi
District New Delhi
Population (2001)
  Total 12,758
Languages
  Official Hindi, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)

Rajokri earlier known as "Harjokri" is a census town in South West Delhi district in the Indian union territory of Delhi. Rajokri village is near Gurgaon border on NH-8.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[1] Rajokri had a population of 12,758. It is a major Yadav village and is a part of Ahirwal. Rajokri mainly consists of people having the Jhagdoliya gotra of the Yadav caste. There are many temples, But the most famous temple is Kholi Baba Temple and Lord Shiva Temple. There are 3 Banks, 7 ATMs, an Air Force Station, Kendriya Vidyalaya and many Schools in Rajokri. It is the first town of New Delhi on NH-8 when coming towards Delhi from Gurgaon. Acharya Narendra Dev College of Delhi University was opened in Rajokri, but could not function here due to some issues.http://andcollege.du.ac.in/?q=about. Rajokri houses luxurious and the most expensive farm houses in Delhi. The farm house schemes includes The Green, Westend Greens, Grand Westend Greens etc.

References

  1. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.


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