Ajra
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Ajra is a census town
and taluka headquarters in Kolhapur district
in the state of Maharashtra
, India
.
Ajra is known to be one of the southernmost talukas of Kolhapur District of Maharashtra. It is known for its scenic and green landscape, as well as for the Ajra Ghansal rice.
Ajra falls on the way to Savantwadi, Goa from Kolhapur; it is also the last place of Desh region before Konkan on this route. Ajra is 84 km from Kolhapur and only 33 km from Amboli hill station.
Buses plying from Vengurla, Savantwadi to Kolhapur, Pune via Amboli ghat go via Ajra. As a taluka place, it does have a bus stand, bus depot, school-colleges, bazarpeth, Hotels, etc. Gadhinglaj is the nearest major city for Ajra.
The current population of Ajra is nearly 18000 and demands are rising to convert the Gram panchayat into Nagar panchayat.
Ajra has a number of educationtal institutions. One of the foremost educational institutions in Ajra is Rosary English High School. There is a famous sugar factory in gavse.
There is also a dam building going on in velvatti near haloli sponsered government of maharashtra.
Other distances from Ajra:
, Ajra had a population of 14,845. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Ajra has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 55% of the males and 45% of females literate. 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Census town
In India, a census town is one which has:# A minimum population of 5,000# At least 75% of male working population engaged in non-agricultural pursuits# A density of population of at least 400 persons per km2.In Ireland, a census town is;...
and taluka headquarters in Kolhapur district
Kolhapur District
Kolhapur district is located in Maharashtra state. The city of Kolhapur is the district headquarters. The district had a population of 3,523,162 of which 29.81% were urban as of 2001...
in the state of Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
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Geography
Ajra is located at 16.12°N 74.2°E. It has an average elevation of 660 metres (2165 feet).Ajra is known to be one of the southernmost talukas of Kolhapur District of Maharashtra. It is known for its scenic and green landscape, as well as for the Ajra Ghansal rice.
Ajra falls on the way to Savantwadi, Goa from Kolhapur; it is also the last place of Desh region before Konkan on this route. Ajra is 84 km from Kolhapur and only 33 km from Amboli hill station.
Buses plying from Vengurla, Savantwadi to Kolhapur, Pune via Amboli ghat go via Ajra. As a taluka place, it does have a bus stand, bus depot, school-colleges, bazarpeth, Hotels, etc. Gadhinglaj is the nearest major city for Ajra.
The current population of Ajra is nearly 18000 and demands are rising to convert the Gram panchayat into Nagar panchayat.
Ajra has a number of educationtal institutions. One of the foremost educational institutions in Ajra is Rosary English High School. There is a famous sugar factory in gavse.
There is also a dam building going on in velvatti near haloli sponsered government of maharashtra.
Other distances from Ajra:
- Ramtirth waterfalls: 2 km
- Gadhinglaj: 21 km
- Sankeshwar (NH 4): 36 km
- Nippani (NH 4): 44 km
- Kolhapur: 84 km
- Amboli: 33 km
- Savantwadi: 62 km
- Panjm: 121 km
- Belgaum: 52 km via Nesari, Kowad
Demographics
India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Ajra had a population of 14,845. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Ajra has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 55% of the males and 45% of females literate. 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.