Ajara is a
census town and the
taluka
A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ...
headquarters of Ajara taluka in
Kolhapur district
Kolhapur district (Marathi pronunciation: olʱaːpuɾ is a district in the Maharashtra state of India. The city of Kolhapur is its district headquarter. It is situated near Panchaganga river.
It is bordered by the Sangli district to the Nor ...
in the state of
Maharashtra,
India
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.
Geography
Ajara is located at . It has an average elevation of .
It is known for its scenic and green landscape, as well as for its Ajara Ghansaal rice.
Ajara is 84 km from Kolhapur and 33 km from Amboli Hill station. The nearest major city is
Gadhinglaj.
Demographics
, Ajara had a population of 18,000. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Ajara has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 55% of males and 45% of females literate. 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Marathi
Marathi may refer to:
*Marathi people, an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group of Maharashtra, India
*Marathi language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people
*Palaiosouda, also known as Marathi, a small island in Greece
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is predominantly spoken.
Places To Visit
Places such as Ramtirth waterfall, a lord Rama temple on the Hiranyakeshi river and Ravalnath temple are located nearby.
See also
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Pedrewadi
Pedrewadi is a small village in Ajra Taluka, Kolhapur District, Maharashtra
Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH or Maha) is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. Maharashtra is ...
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Haloli
References
Cities and towns in Kolhapur district
Talukas in Maharashtra
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