https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Gajanur%2C_Tamil_Nadu Gajanur, Tamil Nadu - Revision history 2026-08-18T21:18:00Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.43.6 https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gajanur,_Tamil_Nadu&diff=173127&oldid=prev imported>Jay: rv prev edit changing state location 2021-08-28T18:48:39Z <p>rv prev edit changing state location</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=December 2018}}<br /> <br /> {{Short description|Village in India}}<br /> {{Infobox settlement<br /> | name = Gajanur<br /> | nickname = <br /> | settlement_type = village<br /> | image_skyline = <br /> | image_alt = <br /> | image_caption = <br /> | pushpin_map = India Tamil Nadu#India<br /> | pushpin_map_caption = <br /> | coordinates = {{coord|11.76607|N|77.00568|E|display=inline, title}}<br /> | subdivision_type = India<br /> | subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br /> | subdivision_type1 = Tamil Nadu<br /> | subdivision_name1 = Tamil Nadu<br /> | subdivision_type2 = Erode District <br /> | subdivision_name2 = <br /> | subdivision_type3 = Thalavadi Taluk<br /> | subdivision_name3 = <br /> | established_title = &lt;!-- Established --&gt;<br /> | established_date =<br /> <br /> | government_type = <br /> | governing_body = <br /> | unit_pref = Metric<br /> | area_footnotes = <br /> | area_rank = <br /> | area_total_km2 = <br /> | elevation_footnotes = <br /> | elevation_m = <br /> | population_total = <br /> | population_as_of = <br /> | population_rank = <br /> | population_density_km2 = auto<br /> | population_demonym = <br /> | population_footnotes = <br /> | demographics_type1 = Languages<br /> | demographics1_title1 = Official<br /> | demographics1_info1 = Tamil<br /> | demographics1_title2 = Other<br /> | demographics1_info2 = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]<br /> | timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br /> | utc_offset1 = +5:30<br /> | postal_code_type = &lt;!-- [[Postal Index Number|PIN]] --&gt;<br /> | postal_code = <br /> | registration_plate = <br /> | website = <br /> | footnotes = <br /> | official_name = <br /> }}<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Gajanur&#039;&#039;&#039; is a village in [[Thalavadi taluk]], [[Erode district]] of [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. It is also known as Dodda Gajanur.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/verdict-in-rajkumar-abduction-case-on-sept-25/article24971757.ece|title=Verdict in Rajkumar abduction case on Sept. 25 |access-date=12 January 2021}}&lt;/ref&gt; The village is located {{cvt|4|km|mi}} from the [[Karnataka]]–[[Tamil Nadu]] border, and is {{cvt|1|km|mi}} south of the town of Thalavadi. Most of roads are connected to Karnataka state.<br /> <br /> Gajanur is the birthplace of Kannada matinee idol [[Dr. Rajkumar]],&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/when-power-star-puneeth-visited-dr-rajkumars-birthplace-for-a-shoot/articleshow/79946369.cms|title=When power star Puneeth visited Dr. Rajkumar&#039;s birthplace for a shoot|access-date=12 January 2021}}&lt;/ref&gt; who was [[Kidnapping of Rajkumar|kidnapped by Veerappan]] from his native house in Gajanur on 30 July 2000.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2018/sep/26/gajanur-villagers-say-lack-of-political-will-led-to-acquittal-1877256.html|title=Gajanur villagers say lack of political will led to acquittal|access-date=12 January 2021}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/270918/rajkumar-kidnap-state-intel-had-warned-him-a-year-before.html|title=Rajkumar kidnap, state intel had warned him a year before|access-date=12 January 2021}}&lt;/ref&gt; The village abuts the [[Sathyamangalam Wildlife Sanctuary]].<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> *[[Gajanur, Shimoga|Gajanur]], a place in Karnataka, India<br /> <br /> {{authority control}}<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> {{coord missing|Tamil Nadu}}<br /> <br /> {{Erode district}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Internal borders of India]]<br /> [[Category:Villages in Erode district]]<br /> <br /> <br /> {{TamilNadu-geo-stub}}</div> imported>Jay