Ajjampura is a town and taluk headquarters in the

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Chikmagalur district Chikmagalur, officially Chikkamagaluru () is an administrative district in the Malnad subregion of Karnataka, India. It was called Kadur (''Cuddoor'') district till 1947. Coffee was first cultivated in India in Chikmagalur. The hills of Chikm ...

in the Indian state of

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. Ajjampura has a police sub-inspector's office, government medical hospital one movie theatre, a

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and the

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station. It has a famous temple called rajarajeshwari temple. It is well known for growing onion, arecanut and coconut, it is having rich balck soil and red soil. Ajjampura is well connected by roadways and railways, it is a junction place connecting major districts like Davangere, Chitradurga and Shivamogga. The nearest airport is Rastrakavi Kuvempu Airport in Shivamogga which is at a distance of 62 kilometres.

History

Although not much is known about the history of this town, it is believed that the place was originally known as "Keral". An account of this was found in "Mysore: A

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Compiled for Government by

Benjamin Lewis Rice Benjamin Lewis Rice (17 July 1837 – 10 July 1927), popularly known as B. L. Rice, was a British historian, archaeologist and educationist. He is known for his pioneering work in deciphering inscriptions, especially in Kannada, and in Sans ...

" (First published in

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in 1887). The image shows an entry from this Gazetteer.

Education

Ajjampura has a Government Pre-University College for 11th and 12th Standard students. It is located at the Gandhi Circle of Ajjampura. The college is named after the donor of the land, Shetru Siddappa, and is called Govt. Setru Siddappa Pre University College. Ajjampura is affiliated with the Government First Grade College which is a constituent college of

Kuvempu University Kuvempu University is a public state university in Shankaraghattta, Bhadravathi taluk, Shivamogga, Karnataka, India. It was established in 1987 by the act of the Karnataka state legislature through amendment No. 28/1976 dated 29 January 1989 ...

, Shankaraghatta,

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External links

Railway network map of Ajjampura Railway Station
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References

Cities and towns in Chikmagalur district {{Chikkamagaluru-geo-stub