Rajokri

Urbanized Village in Delhi, India

Rajokri

Harjokari

Urbanized Village

Rajokri

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Coordinates: 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
Founded by| Lala Dal chand
Population

(2001)

• Total

| 12,758++
Languages

• Official| Hindi, English
Time zone| UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration| DL9(vasant Vihar)
Website| Na

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

## Demographics

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As of 2001[update] 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 temples are Kholi Baba Temple and Lord Shiva Temple/Mahadev Mandir. RIT(Rajokri Institute of Technology) is just opened in 2019, Air Force Station, Kendriya Vidyalaya, Govt girls and boys schools junior government schools and many schools are now opened in Rajokri.

It is the first village of New Delhi on NH-8 while coming from Gurgaon to Delhi. Acharya Narendra Dev College of Delhi University was opened in Rajokri, but could not function here due to some issues.[2] Rajokri houses luxurious and the most expensive farm houses in Delhi. The farm house schemes includes The Green, Westend Greens, Grand Westend Greens etc.

One of the best areas of Rajokri is the Lohmod Chowk area, with clean roads and parks. This area is further connected to rajokri protected forest which is attraction to many tourists.

Unauthorized encroachment/construction is done daily basis in aravali ruined all the forests.

There are 12 brethren villages (11 of Yadavs and 1 of Jat) of which Rajokri is a part. These are Sarhol (Chief village of the Brethren), Rajokri, Kapashera, Dundahera, Molahera, Sikanderpur, Nathupur, Chakkarpur, Wazirabad, Kanhai, Samalka and Bijwasan.

## References

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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 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
2. ^ "Since 1991... | Acharya Narendra Dev College". andcollege.du.ac.in. Archived from the original on 17 December 2010.

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