| Ajjampura | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | India Karnataka |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Karnataka, India |
| Coordinates: | 13.7234°N 76.0048°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Karnataka |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Chikmagalur |
| Subdivision Type3: | Region |
| Subdivision Name3: | Malenadu |
| Governing Body: | Town panchayat |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 27.13 |
| Elevation M: | 760 |
| Population Total: | 11372 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Kannada |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 577547 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | 08261 |
| Registration Plate: | KA 66 |
Ajjampura is a town and taluk headquarters in the district of Chikmagalur district in the Indian state of Karnataka.
Ajjampura has a police sub-inspector's office, government medical hospital[2] one movie theatre, a veterinary hospital and the Amrit Mahal cattle breeding 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.
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 Gazetteer Compiled for Government by Benjamin Lewis Rice" (First published in London in 1887). The image shows an entry from this Gazetteer.
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, Shankaraghatta, Karnataka, India.
