{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}} {{Use Indian English|date=November 2018}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Rajauli | native_name = | native_name_lang = | other_name = | nickname = | settlement_type = Township (tehsil or block)<br/> and Sub-Division (Sub-District) | image_skyline = Rajauli hill..JPG | image_alt = | image_caption = | pushpin_map = India Bihar | pushpin_label_position = right | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Bihar, India | coordinates = {{coord|24|39|0|N|85|30|0|E|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|India}} | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Bihar | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Nawada | established_title = <!-- Established --> | established_date = | founder = | named_for = | government_type = Nagar panchayat | governing_body = | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_rank = | area_total_km2 = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 135 | population_total = 166226 | population_as_of = 2011 | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_footnotes = | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Official | demographics1_info1 = Magahi, Hindi | timezone1 = IST | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type = PIN | postal_code = 805125 | area_code_type = Telephone code | area_code = 06336 | registration_plate = | blank1_name_sec1 = Coastline | blank1_info_sec1 = <!-- {{Convert|0|km|mi}} --> | blank2_name_sec1 = Nearest city | blank2_info_sec1 = Nawada, Koderma, Jhumri Telaiya, Gaya | blank3_name_sec1 = Literacy | blank3_info_sec1 = 68%<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census2011.co.in/data/town/801410-rajauli-bihar.html|title=Rajauli City Population Census 2011 - Bihar|website=www.census2011.co.in}}</ref> | blank4_name_sec1 = Lok Sabha constituency | blank4_info_sec1 = Nawada | blank1_name_sec2 = Avg. summer temperature | blank1_info_sec2 = {{convert|32|°C|°F}} | blank2_name_sec2 = Avg. winter temperature | blank2_info_sec2 = {{convert|19|°C|°F}} | official_name = }} '''Rajauli'''{{Efn|Previously also spelt as "Rajouly", "Rajowly"{{Sfn|Buchanan-Hamilton|1925|p=65}} or "Rajawali".<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PmcRAQAAMAAJ|title=Account of the Operations of the Great Trigonometrical Survey of India|date=1882|publisher=Printed at the Office of the Trigonometrical Branch, Survey of India|others=Prepared under the directions of Lieut General JT Walker, Surveyor General of India, and Superintendent of the Trigonometrical Survey|isbn=|volume=7|location=|pages=|language=en|chapter=Budhon Meridional Series: Description of Principal Stations}}</ref>|name=|group=}} is a tehsil, block and subdivision (sub–district) in Nawada district of Magadh division of the Indian state of Bihar. The tehsil of Rajauli is located at a distance of about {{Convert|30|km|mi|abbr=}} from Nawada city on National Highway 20 (previously numbered as NH31) and is situated on the bank of Dhanarjay{{Efn|Also spelt Dhanarjeh, Dhanarje and Dhanarji|name=|group=}} river.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|last=Sajnani|first=Manohar|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vdMNBxOsvrUC&q=Rhoinibera+Rajauli&pg=PA182|title=Encyclopaedia of Tourism Resources in India|date=2001|publisher=Gyan Publishing House|isbn=978-81-7835-017-2|pages=182|language=en}}</ref> Rajauli, a Scheduled Caste (SC) reserved Assembly Constituency (AC) seat, had a total of 302900 electors during the 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=Rajauli (SC) Vidhan Sabha Election - Rajauli (SC) Assembly Election Results, Polling Stations, Voters, Candidates|url=https://www.electionsinindia.com/bihar/rajauli-assembly-vidhan-sabha-constituency-elections|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112195225/https://www.electionsinindia.com/bihar/rajauli-assembly-vidhan-sabha-constituency-elections|archive-date=12 November 2020|access-date=2020-12-09|website=www.electionsinindia.com}}</ref> Rajauli subdivision consists of 95 panchayats and 688 revenue villages while Rajauli block consists of 17 panchayats and 169 revenue villages.<ref name=":7">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Village & Panchayats|url=https://nawada.nic.in/village-panchayats/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126215146/https://nawada.nic.in/village-panchayats/|archive-date=26 November 2020|access-date=2021-01-08|website=District Administration, Nawada|language=en-US}}</ref>
The hills in Rajauli's neighbourhood have religious significance for Hindus and many legends are attached to them. Rishis such as Shringi, Durvasa, Gautama and Lomasa have their ashrams on eponymously named peaks here.<ref name=":1" /> Veer Lorik, the Ahir cowherd hero, is said to have been born in the area and was the reason for the bountiful cultivation in and around Rajauli at one time.{{Sfn|O'Malley|2007|p=236}} Rajauli has a Sikh connection including a visit by Guru Nanak. The Gurudwara Rajauli Sangat, one of the largest sangats in the state, is in Rajauli and is part of Bihar Tourism's "Guru Circuit".<ref name=":4">{{Cite book|last=Singh|first=Harbans|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=r84XAAAAIAAJ&q=Rajauli+sikh|title=Guru Nanak and Origins of the Sikh Faith|date=1969|publisher=Asia Publishing House|isbn=978-0-210-22311-6|pages=124|language=en|quote=Another place in this district which marks Guru Nanak's visit is Rajauli, on the left bank of the Dhanarji.}}</ref><ref name=":5" />
== History == Francis Buchanan-Hamilton passed through Rajauli during his surveys of Patna and Gaya in 1811–1812. He kept a journal in which he wrote on 14 December 1811, "[…] the town of Rajauli situated among fine mango groves. These were all planted by a Fakir, a most venerable personage, by whom I was visited on my arrival. He is a Saiud born at Baragong near Mirzapur, and after some adventures in the west came and sat down here in the midst of wild beasts and the devils worshipped by the Infidels. After a residence of 25 years he attracted the notice of Kamgar Khan, from who he obtained a considerable grant of lands, which he has brought into cultivation and ornamented with fine plantations."{{Sfn|Buchanan-Hamilton|1925|p=65}}
An Archaeological Survey of India report by J D Beglar in 1872–73 mentions that the hills of Rajauli "are in their way deserving of mention", as they are said to have been home to the ''Saptarishis'' ({{Translation|seven Rishis or sages}}). The peaks here are named after a number of saints. Singar Peak, named after Sringi Rishi, is ascended by devotees while at the base an annual fair takes place.<ref name=":0">J. D. Beglar, Assistant, Archaeological Survey (1878) "[https://books.google.com/books?id=wKlShVwVpTAC Report of A Tour Through the Bengal Provinces of Patna, Gaya, Mongir and Bhagalpur; The Santal Parganas, Manbhum, Singhbhum, and Birbhum; Bankura, Baniganj, Bardwan, and Hughli; in 1872–73]" Under the Superintendence of Major General A. Cunningham, Director General, Archaeological Survey of India. Archaeological Survey of India. Retrieved on 9 December 2020. {{Wikisource-inline|Page:Report of a Tour Through the Bengal Provinces of Patna, Gaya, Mongir and Bhagalpur; The Santal Parganas, Manbhum, Singhbhum and Birbhum; Bankura, Raniganj, Bardwan and Hughli in 1872-73.djvu/139}}</ref> The 1873 survey report also mentioned an annual fair at Ektara, Mahabar hill, Satgaon — "Ektâra is a small place of pilgrimage situated in the wild Rajauli Hills at the source of the Dhanarjeh river which flows past Rajauli; here is a very picturesque waterfall and a small rock cell; not far from here I see "rock temples" marked in the Indian Atlas sheet, but my enquiries for them were vain."<ref name=":0" /> Other rishis including Durvasa, Lomasa and Gautama lived in Rajaulis neighbourhood; with their ashrams also housing Goddess Durga and Goddess Indra, the later to whom villagers use to pray during times of drought.<ref name=":1" />{{Sfn|O'Malley|2007|p=32}} Dubaur, 15 kilometers south of Rajauli, claims to be the birthplace of Goala (Ahir) Veer Lorik.{{Sfn|O'Malley|2007|p=32}} Lorik is said to have been the force behind Rajauli's transformation into a cultivated plain.{{Sfn|O'Malley|2007|p=236}} Buchanan wrote that Dubaur is "a village of Bhunghiyas belonging to Brijomohun Saha, a Ghatwal".{{Sfn|Buchanan-Hamilton|1925|p=71}}
By 1875, Bihar to Rajauli was a metaled road, a rarity in the region at the time.{{Sfn|O'Malley|2007|p=169}} The Maksudpar estate,{{Efn|"The Fort at Maksudpur [...] was conquered by the ancestors of the Rajas of Maksudpur from the Mughal Faujdar of Pargana Sanaut in the year 1710."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.maksudpur.com/about.html|title = Maksudpur}}</ref>|name=|group=}} which in 1900–04 included 160 villages, covered {{Convert|130|mi2|km2|abbr=}} of which about {{Convert|60|mi2|km2|abbr=}} of land was in and around Rajauli.{{Sfn|O'Malley|2007|p=179}} In 1901, the population of Rajauli village was 1509. It was connected to Nawada, 18 km to the north, by a metaled road. Rajauli was an important market for the neighbouring hills.{{Sfn|O'Malley|2007|p=235}}
In 1906 L.S.S. O'Malley of the Indian Civil Service wrote that Rajauli, "possesses and excellent system of drainage, which dates back to the time it was a municipality. The drains are of cement, but since the abolition of the municipality they have been neglected and have become silted up. Rajauli contains a police-station, a branch establishment of the Nanakpanthi monastery at Akbarpur (8 miles to the north), and a Muhammadan charitable endowment, in which there is a sacred fire said to have been lit 300 years ago by fire brought from Mecca."{{Sfn|O'Malley|2007|p=235}}
Rajauli's neighbourhood also had granite and mica mines which were described by explorers and surveyors.{{Sfn|O'Malley|2007|p=236}}{{Sfn|Martin|1838|p=249}} In 1838, Robert Montgomery Martin described these in detail after a visit, also mentioning the presence of "felspar" (however most of these locations are now in Jharkhand).{{Sfn|Martin|1838|p=247}}
=== Sikh connection and Gurdwara Rajauli Sangat === A large fort-like building in the center of the town is called 'sangat', meaning "a body of men and women who meet religiously specially in presence of the 'Guru Granth Sahib'". It is one of the largest sangats in Bihar.<ref name=":5">{{Cite journal|date=November 2007|title=Guru Nanak's Travels in Bihar: A Historical Perspective|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rLYlAQAAIAAJ&q=Rajauli|journal=The Sikh Review|publisher=Sikh Cultural Centre, Calcutta, India|volume=55|issue=7–12|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Jogi|first=Joginder Singh|date=2008-12-01|title=Guru Nanak's Travels in Bihar: A Historical Perspective|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rLYlAQAAIAAJ&q=Rajauli|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081201091956/http://www.sikhreview.org:80/november2007/tsr98.htm|archive-date=1 December 2008|access-date=2020-12-09|website=Sikh Review}}</ref> The Directorate of Tourism of the Government of Bihar places Gurdwara Rajauli Sangat in its official "Guru Circuit":<ref>"''Guru Circuit''". Directorate of Tourism, Government of Bihar. Accessed on 10 December 2020.</ref>
{{Blockquote|text=Gurdwara Rajauli Sangat, which is about 4 acres in Rajauli has the khapar of Bhagat Bhagwan, presented to him by Hingraj Devi Sangat. This 200 year old holy place of worship {{sic|comprises |hide=y|of}} about 50 residential rooms. One can take a glimpse of the 100 year old handwritten bir of Guru Granth Sahib and some Hindu deities. There are some Samadhis and gates in the complex with the name of Baba Sandbux Das written in Gurmukhi.|author=|title=|source=Guru Circuit pamphlet, Bihar Tourism}}{{Multiple image | align = center | direction = | total_width = | image1 = Sangat Rajauli.jpg | alt1 = | caption1 = | image2 = Gurudwara Sangat Rajauli.jpg | caption2 = | image3 = Sangat Rajauli entrance.jpg | perrow = 3 | width1 = 590 | width2 = 235 | width3 = 135 | footer = The 200 year old Sangat }} Francis Buchanan-Hamilton wrote in 1811 that Rajauli "has a Sanget of the followers of Nanak, a large neat–looking place with a tiled roof".{{Sfn|Buchanan-Hamilton|1925|p=73}}
Guru Nanak is said to have stopped at Rajauli.<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite news|last=Pandey|first=Akshay|date=9 November 2019|title=चार माह पटना में रुके थे गुरु नानक देव, जानें श्रीहरिमंदिर जी पटना साहिब का इतिहास Patna News|url=https://www.jagran.com/bihar/patna-city-guru-nanak-dev-stayed-in-patna-for-four-months-know-the-history-of-shri-harimandir-ji-patna-sahib-19739794.html|access-date=2020-12-10|website=Dainik Jagran|language=hi}}</ref>{{Clarify|reason=When? For how long?|date=December 2020}} In Dr Trilochan Singh's biography of Guru Nanak he writes, "Rajauli bears witness to the fact that the Buddhist sages of this area accepted the teachings of Guru Nanak and established permanent centres of Guru Nanak’s school of thought in this region".<ref>{{Cite book|last=Singh|first=Trilochan|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LnrXAAAAMAAJ&q=Rajauli+sikh|title=Guru Nanak: Founder of Sikhism: A Biography|date=1969|publisher=Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee|pages=176|language=en|quote=Rajauli bears witness to the fact that the Buddhist sages of this area accepted the teachings of Guru Nanak and established permanent centres of Guru Nanak’s school of thought in this region.}}</ref>
A fair during Guru Nanak Gurpurab takes place here.{{Citation needed|date=December 2020}} There is a Khankah at some distance from the Sangat.<ref name=":5" />
==Geography== Rajauli is situated along the Dhanarjay river on NH 20 (previously numbered as NH31).<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=31 March 2019|title=List of National Highways in the Country|url=https://morth.nic.in/sites/default/files/Details-of-National-Highways-as-on-31.03_1.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201228091514/https://morth.nic.in/sites/default/files/Details-of-National-Highways-as-on-31.03_1.pdf|archive-date=28 December 2020|access-date=28 December 2020|website=Ministry of Road Transport and Highways}}</ref> It is {{Convert|30|km|mi|abbr=}} from the district city Nawada and {{Convert|144|km|mi|abbr=}} from Patna. Rajauli is a sub-division that borders the state of Jharkhand, and has an elevation of 135 m above sea level. Rajauli is mainly surrounded by small and mid-range mountains including Lomash Rishi and Shringi Rishi mountains.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/34/Rajauli.html|title=Map and weather of Rajauli}}</ref> More than 100 villages make up Rajauli subdistrict. Rajauli was once home to monsoon and prairie forest. The principal trees were sakhua, paisar, khair, Shisham, parmi, salaiya simar, kendu and peepal. The forest and wild life have almost completely disappeared.{{Citation needed|date=December 2020}} Gautam Budha Wildlife Sanctuary is nearby.{{OSM Location map |float = center |height= 400 |width= 900 | coord = {{coord|24.6720|85.5135}}
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== Demographics == In 1901, the population of Rajauli village was 1509.{{Sfn|O'Malley|2007|p=235}} By 1951, the population was 12,673.<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Chandra|first1=Pranab|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lTFuAAAAMAAJ|title=Bihar District Gazetteers: Singhbhum|last2=Choudhury|first2=Roy|publisher=Superintendent, Secretariat Press, Bihar|year=1957|isbn=|location=|pages=336|language=en}}</ref> According to the 2011 census of India, Rajauli sub–district had a population of 1,66,226 with 24444 households.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web|title=Primary Census Abstract Data Tables - Bihar|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/pca/pcadata/Houselisting-housing-BR.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200430132602/https://censusindia.gov.in/pca/pcadata/Houselisting-housing-BR.html|archive-date=30 April 2020|access-date=15 December 2020|website=Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India}}</ref> {{Image frame | caption=Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901 for Nawada district<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901|url=https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200221112612/https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html|archive-date=21 February 2020|access-date=28 December 2020|website=Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.}}</ref> | align = right | content = {{Chart|definition=Rejauli, India, population.chart|data=Rejauli, India, population.tab|Width=350}} }} {| class="wikitable sortable" |+Demographics (2011 Census)<ref name=":6" /> ! !Total !Male !Female |- |Population |166226 |85846 |80380 |- |Children aged below 6 years |28853 |14820 |14033 |- |Scheduled caste |45489 |23378 |22111 |- |Scheduled tribe |97 |49 |48 |- |Literates |81035 |49273 |31762 |- |Illiterates |85191 |36573 |48618 |- |Workers (all) |62961 |41014 |21947 |- |Main workers (total) |42744 |30709 |12035 |- |Main workers: Cultivators |12570 |9510 |3060 |- |Main workers: Agricultural labourers |16233 |11500 |4733 |- |Main workers: Household industry workers |2727 |1471 |1256 |- |Main workers: Other |11214 |8228 |9912 |- |Marginal workers (total) |20217 |10305 |9912 |- |Marginal workers: Cultivators |2701 |1420 |1281 |- |Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers |11362 |6011 |5351 |- |Marginal workers: Household industry workers |1717 |598 |1119 |- |Marginal workers: Others |4437 |2276 |2161 |- |Non-workers |103265 |44832 |58433 |}
== Administrative divisions == In December 2008, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announced that Rajauli would be made into a Nagar Panchayat. For over a decade the matter of converting Rajauli into a Nagar Panchayat had been pending; even after government approval, delimitation problems caused delays.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Chandra|first=Vyas|date=28 November 2020|title=एक दशक से विवादों में उलझा है रजौली को नगर पंचायत बनाने का मामला, नई जणगणना के बाद होगा फैसला|url=https://www.jagran.com/bihar/gaya-the-matter-of-making-rajauli-a-nagar-panchayat-has-been-embroiled-in-controversies-for-a-decade-will-be-decided-after-the-new-census-21109059.html|access-date=2021-01-08|website=Dainik Jagran|language=hi}}</ref> News reports emerged of Rajauli being upgraded into a Nagar Panchayat in December 2020, however administratively the implementation will take a couple of months.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-12-27|title=अच्छी खबर: हिसुआ, वारिसलीगंज को नगर परिषद व रजौली को मिला नगर पंचायत का दर्जा|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/bihar/patna/nawada/news/hisua-warisleiganj-got-city-council-and-rajauli-got-the-status-of-nagar-panchayat-128055049.html|access-date=2021-01-08|website=Dainik Bhaskar|language=hi}}</ref>
Rajauli subdivision has seven blocks: Akbarpur, Govindpur, Meskaur, Narhat, Rajauli, Roh, Siradala.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Subdivision & Blocks|url=https://nawada.nic.in/subdivision-blocks/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124040045/https://nawada.nic.in/subdivision-blocks/|archive-date=24 November 2020|access-date=2020-12-09|website=District Administration, Nawada|language=en-US}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" |+Blocks, panchayats and revenue villages in Rajauli Subdivision<ref name=":7" /> !District !Sub Division !Blocks !No. of Panchayats !No. of Revenue Villages |- | rowspan="7" |Nawada ! rowspan="7" |Rajauli |Akbarpur |20 |157 |- |Govindpur |9 |73 |- |Meskaur |10 |58 |- |Narhat |10 |65 |- !Rajauli |17 |169 |- |Roh |14 |77 |- |Siradala |15 |89 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !7 !95 !688 |}
== Politics == In the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election in Rajauli Assembly constituency, RJD won.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=Kumar|first=Madan|date=23 October 2020|title=Bihar elections: Nawada district's Rajauli, Hisua set to witness direct contest between RJD and BJP|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/bihar/bihar-elections-nawada-districts-rajauli-and-hisua-set-to-witness-direct-contest-between-rjd-and-bjp-candidates/articleshow/78833069.cms|access-date=2020-12-09|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> Prakash Veer is the sitting Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from the Rajauli Assembly constituency.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Prakash Veer(RJD):Constituency- RAJAULI (SC)(NAWADA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate|url=http://myneta.info/bihar2015/candidate.php?candidate_id=209|access-date=2020-12-09|website=myneta.info}}</ref>
==Public amenities== {{Multiple image | align = | direction = vertical | total_width = 250 | image1 = Phulwaria dam wide.jpg | alt1 = | caption1 = | image2 = Boats at Phulwaria dam.jpg | caption2 = | footer = Phulwaria dam and reservoir was built for the purpose of irrigation. It was completed in 1988 and lies on the Tilaiya River. The dam has a height of 25.66m and length of 1135m. }} thumb|250x250px|A fair in Rajauli, 2022
=== Health === Rajauli has a Primary Health Centre (PHC){{Efn|"Primary Health Centre is the cornerstone of rural health services [...] A typical Primary Health Centre covers a population of 20,000 in hilly, tribal, or difficult areas and 30,000 populations in plain areas with 6 indoor/observation beds [...] PHCs should become a 24 hour facility with nursing facilities..."<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2011|title=Indian Public Health Standards (IPHS) Guidelines for Primary Health Centres (Revised 2011)|url=http://tripuranrhm.gov.in/Guidlines/IPHS_GuidelinesPriHealth_Centres.pdf|access-date=28 December 2020|website=Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India}}</ref>|name=|group=}}<ref>{{Cite web|last=Pandey|first=Alok|date=14 September 2015|title=Doctors and Patients in Bihar Hospitals are Helpless. Does Anyone Care?|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/inside-bihars-hospitals-stories-of-ruin-and-helplessness-1216706|access-date=2020-12-28|website=NDTV}}</ref> as well as a 75-bed Sub-Divisional Hospital (SDH).<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Hospitals|url=https://nawada.nic.in/public-utility-category/hospital/page/2/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210108094540/https://nawada.nic.in/public-utility-category/hospital/page/2/|archive-date=8 January 2021|access-date=2021-01-08|website=District Administration, Nawada|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=4 January 2021|title=रजौली अनुमंडल अस्पताल में अब मरीजों को पाइप लाइन सेऑक्सीजन|url=https://www.jagran.com/bihar/nawada-pipeline-oxygen-to-patients-now-at-rajauli-subdivision-hospital-21238554.html|access-date=2021-01-08|website=Dainik Jagran|language=hi}}</ref> In 2021 the sub-divisional hospital had posts for 33 doctors out of which 5 general doctors and numerous nursing staff are deputed. There is no provision of a female doctor, and other basic facilities were lacking.<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 January 2021 |title=रजौली अनुमंडल अस्पताल में अब मरीजों को पाइप लाइन सेऑक्सीजन |trans-title=Oxygen from pipeline to patients now in Rajauli subdivision hospital |url=https://www.jagran.com/bihar/nawada-pipeline-oxygen-to-patients-now-at-rajauli-subdivision-hospital-21238554.html |access-date=2022-09-24 |website=Dainik Jagran |language=hi}}</ref>
=== Transport === The nearest airport is Gaya Airport, 72 km distant. The nearest railway station is at Dilwa, 19 km away. A limited number of passenger trains stop there. The bigger stations are Koderma (32 km away) and Gaya Junction (70 km away). Rajauli is on NH20 (old NH 31) and well-connected by bus services. Buses on their way to and from Patna, Gaya and Ranchi stop at Rajauli or at Chhapra for food. For most buses travelling between Patna and Ranchi, Rajauli is a meal stop. Local people come to Rajauli using their bicycles, jugaads, cars or tractors.
===Education=== In 2017, Rajauli block had 143 schools.<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 November 2017 |title=रजौली प्रखंड के सभी सरकारी विद्यालयों की हुई जांच |trans-title=All government schools of Rajauli block were investigated |url=https://www.jagran.com/bihar/nawada-all-school-check-in-rajauli-17000262.html |access-date=2022-09-24 |website=Dainik Jagran |language=hi}}</ref>
The Rajauli Inter School located at block headquarters lacked computer facilities in May 2022, accordingly computer related subjects are not taught.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pandey |first=Prashant Kumar |date=20 May 2022 |title=नवादा: कंप्यूटर शिक्षा से कोसों दूर हैं रजौली इंटर विद्यालय के छात्र-छात्राएं, जानिए कारण |trans-title=Nawada: Students of Rajauli Inter School are far away from computer education, know the reason |url=https://www.jagran.com/bihar/gaya-children-are-far-away-from-computer-education-students-of-rajauli-inter-school-know-the-reason-22728341.html |access-date=2022-09-24 |website=Dainik Jagran |language=hi}}</ref> Inspections have revealed basic shortcomings in the situation of some schools located in more rural areas of the block.<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 February 2022 |title=रजौली में चार स्कूलों की हुई जांच, मिली कमियां |trans-title=Four schools were investigated in Rajauli, shortcomings found |url=https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/nawada/story-four-schools-were-investigated-in-rajauli-shortcomings-found-5835750.html |access-date=2022-09-24 |website=Hindustan |language=hindi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sinha |first=S. B. |date=15 December 2014 |title=Many schools in Rajauli open only twice a year |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/many-schools-in-rajauli-open-only-twice-a-year/articleshow/45515177.cms |access-date=2022-09-24 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>
In 2022, Project Kanya Inter School, Rajauli, produced a state topper in the Bihar School Examination Board exams in which over 16 lakh candidates participated.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-31 |title=Bihar Matric Result 2022: 500 में से 486 नंबर लाकर सेकेंड टॉपर बनीं नवादा की सानिया, पिता की है मिठाई की दुकान |trans-title=Bihar Matric Result 2022: Sania of Nawada became the second topper by scoring 486 out of 500, father's sweet shop |url=https://hindi.news18.com/news/bihar/patna-bihar-matric-result-2022-sania-kumari-of-nawada-became-2nd-topper-by-scoring-486-out-of-500-father-has-sweet-shop-jhnj-4165145.html |access-date=2022-09-24 |website=News18 हिंदी |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kashyap |first=Devendra |date=31 March 2022 |title=Bihar Board Matric Result : औरंगाबाद की रामायणी राय बिहार टॉपर, रजौली की सानिया और मधुबनी के विवेक बने सेकंड टॉपर |trans-title=Bihar Board Matric Result: Ramayani Rai of Aurangabad became Bihar topper, Sania of Rajauli and Vivek of Madhubani became second topper |url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/state/bihar/patna/bihar-board-matric-result-aurangabad-ke-ramayni-roy-topper-rajauli-ke-saniya-aur-madhubani-ke-vivek-second-topper/articleshow/90565385.cms |access-date=2022-09-24 |website=Navbharat Times |language=hi}}</ref> *Maa Mathurasini Mahavidyalaya *Rajauli Inter Vidyalaya *Project Kanya Uccha Vidhyalala *Rajkiye Kanya Madhya Vidhyalaya *Rajkiye Uccha Vidhyalaya *Saptrashi Degree College *Saraswati Shishu/vidya Mandir *Dayanand Anglo vidyalaya (DAV) *St. Joseph's school *South city international public school *Brilliant Public School *Tara Memorial Residential school *Rajeev Gandhi computer Saksharta mission
==Economy== Nuclear Power Corporation of India has identified Rajauli as a prospective location for creating a 2,000-mW nuclear power plant.<ref name=":8">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=District Profile|url=https://nawada.nic.in/about-district/district-profile/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919151628/https://nawada.nic.in/about-district/district-profile/|archive-date=19 September 2020|access-date=2021-01-08|website=District Administration, Nawada|language=en-US}}</ref> There are plans to set up a 28MW hydro power plant in Rajauli, which will help Bihar become energy independent.<ref>{{cite web|date=2017-06-27|agency=PTI|title=Bihar bets big on nuclear power; plans 3,000 MW plant|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/bihar-bets-big-on-nuclear-power-plans-3000-mw-plant/738323/|access-date=2020-03-06|website=The Financial Express|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Sinha|first1=S. B.|date=4 April 2020|title=Nawada has glorious past, but a 'tense' future|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/nawada-has-glorious-past-but-a-tense-future/articleshow/68711107.cms|access-date=2020-03-06|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> Water will be provided from Phulwaria dam reservoir.<ref>{{cite web|last=Gupta|first=Alok|date=4 July 2015|title=Bihar fast-tracks nuclear power plant|url=https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/bihar-fasttracks-nuclear-power-plant-44616|access-date=2020-03-06|website=www.downtoearth.org.in|language=en}}</ref>
===Agriculture=== Rajauli has clay loam soil.<ref name=":8" /> The accumulation of rain or flood water over a considerable part of the district makes the land fit for paddy cultivation. Principal crops are paddy, wheat, gram, maze, arhar, khesari, peas, sugarcane, potatoes, chillies and mung. Aghani or winter rice is usually cultivated in the lowlands.
===Business=== Nearly half the population of Rajauli is engaged in small- and medium-sized businesses.<ref>[https://cdn.s3waas.gov.in/s3a4f23670e1833f3fdb077ca70bbd5d66/uploads/2018/03/2018031382.pdf Integrated Watershed Management Programme (IWMP) IV. Detailed Project report (DPR) Rajauli Block. 2012-2016]. Soil Conservation Office, Nawada. [https://web.archive.org/web/20210325154537/https://cdn.s3waas.gov.in/s3a4f23670e1833f3fdb077ca70bbd5d66/uploads/2018/03/2018031382.pdf Archived] on 25 March 2021.</ref> Balushahi is one of the popular takeaways from this place. One of the major businesses in Rajauli is the marketing of agricultural produce. Local merchants sell cloth, kirana, manihari, medicines, and local furniture. The weekly Friday Hat at Bajrangbali Chowk is popular. A few mills, including the rice mill Navdurga Agrotech Pvt., processes raw and export to other states.
== Places of worship == Temples include the Bajrangbali temple, Devi Mandap, Shivalaya, Manokamna Dham, Bajrangbali, Kali Mandir and other temples.
== Gallery == <gallery> File:Rajauli bridge.jpg|The oldest bridge connected to the outer part of Rajauli, including Simarcol, Amama, Pasraila and Targeer. File:Kakolat way..jpg|Road to Kakolat File:Temple..jpg|Temple near the Purani bus stand </gallery>
== Notable people ==
* Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi (politician) {{commons}}
== See also ==
== Notes == {{Notelist}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
=== Sources ===
* {{Cite book|last=O'Malley|first=L.S.S.|title=Bengal District Gazetteer : Gaya|publisher=Logos Press. Concept Publishing Company|year=2007|isbn=9788172681371|location=New Delhi|orig-year=1906}} *{{Cite book|last=Buchanan-Hamilton|first=Francis|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.56955|title=Journal of Francis Buchanan: Kept during the survey of the districts of Patna and Gaya in 1811–1812|publisher=Superintendent, Government Printing, Bihar and Orissa|year=1925|isbn=|editor-last=Jackson|editor-first=V. H.|location=Patna|pages=|author-link=Francis Buchanan-Hamilton|via=archive.org}} *{{Cite book|last=Martin|first=Robert Montgomery|title=The History, Antiquities, Topography, and Statistics of Eastern India: Behar (Patna city) and Shahabad|publisher=W. H. Allen & Co.|year=1838|isbn=|volume=1|location=London|pages=|author-link=Robert Montgomery Martin}}
== Further reading ==
* {{Cite book|last=Buchanan-Hamilton|first=Francis|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.100300|title=An account of the district of Bihar and Patna in 1811- 1812|publisher=Bihar and Orissa Research Society|year=1939|isbn=|location=Patna|pages=|author-link=Francis Buchanan-Hamilton|via=archive.org}}
== External links ==
* [http://wrd.bih.nic.in/intralinking.htm Dhanarjay Reservoir Scheme and link to Phulwaria Reservoir Scheme.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130414004941/http://wrd.bih.nic.in/intralinking.htm |date=14 April 2013 }} Intralinking of Rivers. *PTI (23 December 2017). [https://indianexpress.com/article/india/guru-circuit-will-be-developed-in-bihar-says-cm-nitish-kumar-4996308/ Guru Circuit will be developed in Bihar, says CM Nitish Kumar]. ''The Indian Express.'' *[https://populationfoundation.in/mausam-kumari-demanding-adolescent-health-services-in-nawada-bihar/ Mausam Kumari: demanding adolescent health services]. Population Foundation of India *[http://cgwb.gov.in/District_Profile/Bihar/Nawada.pdf Ground Water Information Booklet Nawada District, Bihar State. 2013.] *[https://books.google.com/books?id=MGU5AQAAIAAJ&q=rajauli The Journal of the Administrative Sciences, Volume 15] {{Magadh Division}}
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