Rajapur, also called Majhgawan, lies in Lat. 250 23’ N. and Long. 810 12’ E., on the right bank of Yamuna, about 88 km. distant from Banda. It is connected with Karwi and Banda by road. The place was once one of the largest commercial; markets of Bundelkhand, especially for cotton and stone, which used to be conveyed by boat to Prayagraj , Mirzapur and Patna. The place declined considerably after the opening of the Railway which attracted much of that trade which had till then been carried by boats.