Gajanur (pronounced: Gaajanoor) is a village in
Talavady
Thalavadi is a hilly town located close to the Dhimbham hills of Erode District in Tamil Nadu, India. Located on the Eastern Ghats, bordering Karnataka, Talavadi block is primarily hilly and has undulating plains. Situated 823 metres above seale ...
taluk,
Erode district
Erode District is one of the 38 Districts of Tamil Nadu, districts in the south Indian States and union territories of India, state of Tamil Nadu. It was the largest district by area in the state before the formation of Tirupur district in 2009 ...
of
Tamilnadu
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,
India
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. It is also known as Dodda Gajanur. The village is located from the
Tamilnadu
Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is the southernmost States and union territories of India, state of India. The List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of Indi ...
–
Karnataka
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border, and is south of the town of Thalavadi. Most of roads are connected to Karnataka state.
Gajanur is the birthplace of Kannada matinee idol
Dr. Rajkumar
Singanalluru Puttaswamaiah Muthuraj (24 April 1929 – 12 April 2006), better known by his stage name Dr. Rajkumar, was an Indian actor and singer who worked in Kannada cinema. Regarded as one of the greatest and versatile actors in the his ...
, who was
kidnapped by Veerappan from his native house in Gajanur on 30 July 2000.
The village abuts the
Sathyamangalam Wildlife Sanctuary
Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve is a protected area and tiger reserve located along the area straddling both the Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats in the Erode district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The Sathyamangalam Forest Division is part ...
.
References
Internal borders of India
Villages in Erode district
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