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- LGD code
- 617891
- Pincode
- 571251
- Post office
- Madapura
- Population
- 741
- Households
- 195
- Literacy rate
- 75%
- Sex ratio
- 1087 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 345
- Distance to district centre
- 25 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 4 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 173 km
- Distance to Chennai
- 463 km
- Nearest railway station
- Mavinakere · 20 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Tara Hospital · 5 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Kajur compares
By population, Kajur ranks #45 of 93 villages in Somvarpet mandal.
Literacy rate
%
75.0%
+3.5% vs mandal average
- Kajur
- 75.0%
- Somvarpet mandal
- 71.5%
- Kodagu district
- 74.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,087
+40 vs mandal average
- Kajur
- 1,087
- Somvarpet mandal
- 1,047
Household size
people per home
3.8
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Kajur
- 3.8
- Somvarpet mandal
- 4.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kajur at a glance
Kajur is a village of 741 people in 195 households (Census 2011) in Somvarpet taluk, Kodagu district, Karnataka, the 45th-largest of 93 villages in Somvarpet taluk. Literacy is 75%, 4 points above the taluk average of 72% and the sex ratio is 1,087 women per 1,000 men. It lies 25 km from the Kodagu district centre, 20 km from Mavinakere railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 571251, served by Madapura post office; the LGD village code is 617891. The nearest hospital or health centre is Tara Hospital, 5 km away. The village votes in Arkalgud assembly constituency, represented by MLA A. Manju. The population is estimated at 874 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kajur
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 2
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- SOMWARPET
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 22
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 53
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 22
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- DUNDALLI
- Total area (ha)
- 227.23
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Key facts — Kajur
- LGD code
- 617891
- Pincode
- 571251
- Post office
- Madapura
- Population (Census 2011)
- 741
- Population (projected 2026)
- 874
- Households
- 195
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1087
- Literacy rate
- 75.0%
- Coordinates
- 12.75112°N, 76.01138°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Hassan
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Arkalgud
- Member of Parliament
- Shreyas M. Patel
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- A. Manju
- Block / Mandal
- Somvarpet
- Nearest PHC
- Health Sub Center (62.4 km)
- Nearest bank
- Syndicate Bank Thithimathi Branch (58.5 km)
Getting there
How to reach Kajur
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bengaluru173 kmcapital
- Chennai463 km
- Hyderabad580 km
- Mumbai779 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationMavinakere20 km
- Hospital / PHCTara Hospital5 km
- ATM / bankSbi Fort Arkalgud Branch5 km
- Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum25 km
- CollegeGovernment PU College16 km
- Police stationWomen's Police Station30 km
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-16
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)