Rajoya

Rajoya is a village in the Abbottabad District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.[1] According to the 2017 Census of Pakistan, the village contained 1,926 households, with an average household size of 6.81 persons.[2]

History

In the 1890s Rajoya, referred to as Rujoeeuh, was mentioned by British geologist Charles Stewart Middlemiss when he was doing a survey of the area as part of his geological fieldwork in Hazara for the colonial era Geological Survey of India, he described it as one of a "few large villages" that lay along the course of the Dore river.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Neighbourhood Councils along with seats detail of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa" (PDF). lgkp.gov.pk. Local Government, Elections & Rural Development Department KP. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
  2. ^ "Table - 24 Selected Housing Characteristics of Rural Localities" (PDF). www.pbs.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
  3. ^ The Geology of Hazara and the Black Mountain

34°04′43″N 73°13′35″E / 34.07861°N 73.22639°E / 34.07861; 73.22639

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