title: Rajpara Thana
text: # Rajpara Thana
  
  Rajpara (Bengali: রাজপাড়া) is a thana of Rajshahi District in the division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.
  
  ## Geography
  
  Rajpara is located at 24°22′30″N 88°34′45″E﻿ / ﻿24.3750°N 88.5792°E﻿ / 24.3750; 88.5792 . It has 15 households and total area 25 $km^2.$
  
  ## Demographics
  
  According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Rajpara had a population of 137,318 (males 51.23%, females 48.77). Muslims were 93.68% of the population, Hindus 4.50%, Christians 0.97% and others 0.85%. Rajpara had a literacy rate of 73.92% for the population 7 years and above.
  
  In 2001, Rajpara had an average literacy rate of 69.70% (7+ years) compared with the national average of 32.4%.
  
  ## Administration
  
  Rajpara has 10 unions/wards and 46 mauzas/mahallas.
  
  ## Education
  
  ### Secondary schools
  
  There are 28 secondary schools in the thana. They include:
  
  * Balajan Nessa Girls High School
  * Court Model High School
  * Golzar Bag High School
  * Government Laboratory High School Rajshahi
  * Laxmipur Girls High School
  * Mahish Bathan Adarsha Uchcha Balika Bhiddyalay
  * Mission Girls High School
  * Rajshahi Court Academy
  * Rajshahi Government Girls' High School
  * Rajshahi Government Madrasha
  * Rajshahi Medical College Campus High School
  * River View Collectorate School Rajshahi
  * Shimul Memorial North South School
  