Ajekar

Ajekar
Ajekar
Village
	Karnataka SH1 towards Karkala at Ajekar
	Ajekar Location of Ajekar in Karnataka, India
	Coordinates: 13°19′12″N 74°59′59″E / 13.3200755°N 74.99977579°E
Country	India
State	Karnataka
Region	Tulunadu
District	Udupi
Taluka	Karkala
Government
• Type	Gram panchayat
Elevation	75 m (246 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	7,172
Languages
• Official	Tulu, Konkani, Kannada, Malayalam, Beary
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	574101
Telephone code	08258

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Ajekar is a small village at the foot of Valikunja in Karkal Taluk of Udupi district, India. It is situated about 15 km from Karkala, 40 km from Udupi and about 65 km north-east of Mangalore. Ajekar is also called Marne Grama, which is governed by Grama Panchayat. It is also called Ajekaru in the Kannada language. Kemanj(je)a was one of the oldest names of this village. Ajekar has a mixed population of around 7172 [3,397 male and 3,775 female] (Census 2011), Hindus, Christians, Muslims and Jains. The town is quite close to famous tourist destinations like agumbe and kudremukh.

Valikunja (Ajikunja) Range from Ajekar

Etymology[edit]

There is a legend which says that its name is directly derived from the sage Aja. It is said that the sage made his tapasu near this place. The concrete location is unknown to this day. There are other modern legends like Ajjana Karu, which is most likely not correct. Karu is an old Kannada word for land.

References[edit]

↑ http://censusindia.gov.in/(S(tsjhfxfktmayrf555gdgtn55))/PopulationFinder/Sub_Districts_Master.aspx?state_code=29&district_code=16

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