Ajjipura

Ajjipura
Village
Ajjipura Location in Karnataka, India Show map of Karnataka Ajjipura Ajjipura (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 12°09′N77°06′E / 12.15°N 77.10°E / 12.15; 77.10
Country	India
State	Karnataka
District	Chamarajanagara
Taluk	Hanur
Government
• Body	Gram panchayat
Area
• Total	34.66 km2 (13.38 sq mi)
Elevation	736 m (2,415 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	9,145
• Density	260/km2 (680/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Kannada
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	571439
Telephone code	08224
ISO 3166 code	IN-KA
Vehicle registration	KA 10
Nearest city	Kollegal

Ajjipura is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India. ^{[1] [2]} It is located in the Hanur taluk of Chamarajanagar district. It is surrounded by Hanur, Ramapura, Cowdalli and Male Mahadeshwra Hills. Ajjipura is closely surrounded by Kurubaradoddi, Suleripalya (Kanchalli), Basappanadoddi and K Gundapura. Dommanagadde, G R Nagara, Naganna Nagara, Vaddaradoddi, Ambikapura are sub-villages.

People

The popular spoken language is Kannada. Most of the people in Ajjipura and the surrounding villages are occupied in agriculture. Some of them are in business too. Also in the district around 150 - 160 number of Hitachi and JCB backhoe loader/excavator operators are from here, which made Chamarajanagara is the second largest district of operators in the State.

Crops

Udutore Halla dam located near K Gundapura which serves water for cultivation to some of the lands of K Gundapura, Ajjipura, Basappanadoddi and Suleripalya (Kanchalli) villages. The majority of the crops are depending on seasonal rains, few are drilled bore-wells on their land to get water for agriculture. Depends on the water some major crops as Ragi(finger millet), bhatta(paddy), mekkejola(maize), kambu(pearl millet), hatti(cotton), arisina(turmeric), kabbu(sugarcane), suryakanti(sunflower), bellulli(garlic), nelagadale(groundnut) and some vegetables are cultivating here.

Education

Government Higher Primary School providing education up to 7th. Currently JSS High School is the only school providing education up to 10th, which was established on 5 August 1985, apart from this a private school called Priyadarshini Vidyakendra provides education up to 7th, which was established in 1997. There is no much facility for Higher Education. Students have to travel around 8 to 30km to find degree colleges in nearby towns. For graduation need to choose more distanced cities like Mysuru and Bengaluru.

Temples

The following major temples can be found around Ajjipura

1. Ankaala Parameswari Temple
2. Kote Maaramma Temple
3. Karagada Maaramma Temple
4. Kaalamma Temple
5. Om Shakthi Temple
6. Basaveswara Temple
7. Muneswara Temple
8. Jadeswamy Temple
9. Kanive Anjaneya Temple

Demographics

As of 2011 ^[update] India census, ^[3] Ajjipura had a population of 9,145 of which 4,658 males and 4,487 females. Ajjipura has an average literacy rate of 58%, lesser than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 64% and female literacy is 51%. In Ajjipura, 12% of the population are under 6 years of age.

See also

• Chamarajanagar
• Districts of Karnataka

References

1. Village code= 2932200 "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2008.
2. "Yahoomaps India". Archived from the original on 18 December 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2008. Ajjipura, Chamarajanagar, Karnataka
3. https://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=705756 ^{[ dead link ]}

External links

• https://chamrajnagar.nic.in/en/

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