Ajjipura

Village in Karnataka, India

12°09′N 77°06′E / 12.15°N 77.10°E / 12.15; 77.10Country

IndiaStateKarnatakaDistrictChamarajanagaraTalukHanurGovernment

• BodyGram panchayatArea

• Total34.66 km² (13.38 sq mi)Elevation

736 m (2,415 ft)Population

(2011)

• Total9,145 • Density260/km² (680/sq mi)Languages

• OfficialKannadaTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)PIN

571439

Telephone code08224ISO 3166 codeIN-KAVehicle registrationKA 10Nearest cityKollegal

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

Ankaala Parameswari Temple
Kote Maaramma Temple
Karagada Maaramma Temple
Kaalamma Temple
Om Shakthi Temple
Basaveswara Temple
Muneswara Temple
Jadeswamy Temple
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.

References

^ 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.
^ "Yahoomaps India". Archived from the original on 18 December 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2008. Ajjipura, Chamarajanagar, Karnataka
^ https://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=705756 ^{[dead link]}