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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Rajpipla
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| other_name = Nandod
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Gujarat]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Narmada district|Narmada]]
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[[File:Flag of Rajpipla.svg|thumb|right|Flag of the [[Kingdom of Rajpipla]]]]
'''Rajpipla''' is a city and a [[municipality]] in the [[Narmada district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Gujarat]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/gujarat-government-plans-airport-at-rajpipla-for-better-connectivity-with-statue-of-unity-5450707/|title=Gujarat: Government plans airport at Rajpipla for better connectivity with Statue of Unity}}</ref>

It was the capital of the former [[Kingdom of Rajpipla]].

==Geography==
Rajpipla is located at {{Coord|21.78|N|73.57|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/9/Rajpipla.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Rajpipla]</ref> It has an average elevation of 148 metres (485 feet).

==History==
{{See also|Rajpipla State}}
Rajpipla was known as '''Nandipuri''' during the rule of [[Gurjaras of Nandipuri|Gurjara]] kings, when it was the capital of the [[Lata (region)|Lata]] kingdom. A later form of the name '''Nandol''' and ''Nandod'' have also been in use in medieval times.<ref>''[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=U8Q5AQAAIAAJ&q=nandipuri+nandol&dq=nandipuri+nandol&hl=en&sa=X&ei=TchYVYLoE9HQ7Ab6_4Aw&ved=0CDkQ6AEwAw Vallabh Vidyanagar Research Bulletin]'', Volume 1, Issues 1-2, 1957, p. 36.</ref>

==Demographics==
{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Rajpipla had a population of 34,923. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Rajpipla has an average literacy rate of 97%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 92%, and female literacy is 91%. In Rajpipla, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age. Rajpipla is one of the most literate towns of Gujarat.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://wikimapia.org/4657832/gu/Shri-Harsiddhi-Mataji-Temple Shri-Harsiddhi-Mataji-Temple]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090206205815/http://uqconnect.net/~zzhsoszy/ips/r/rajpipla.html Rajpipla - Princely State]
*[https://openlibrary.org/a/OL699487A Open library resource ]
*[https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&id=riBJH0J1FR0C&dq=Indian+States+Somerset+Playne&printsec=frontcover&source=web&ots=8ltHcDpHEp&sig=JIaobo-lukOtAJZMR8fo7oJkaI4&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=1&ct=result Playne, Somerset; Solomon, R. V. ; Bond, J. W.; Wright, Arnold; Indian States]
*[http://rajpiplapost.com/ Rajpipla State Post - Postal History of Rajpipla State]

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[[Category:Cities and towns in Narmada district]]

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Rajpipla - Revision history

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