Bajagur Explained

Bajagur
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Karnataka, India
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Karnataka
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Tumkur
Unit Pref:Metric
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:572 224
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:08134
Registration Plate:ka 44

Bajagur is a village in Tiptur Taluk in Tumkur district of Karnataka, India. It is situated on the southern side of the state of Karnataka.

Location and Administration

The villages is located 78 km towards west from District headquarters Tumakuru, 14 km from Tiptur town in Tumkur district and is 140 km from the state capital Bangalore. It is bordered by Tiptur, Arasikere, Hassan, Tumkur. Bajagur covers the total areas of 469.42 hectares most of which is agricultural area with only 97.99 hectares of non-agricultural area.

Local language of Bajagur is Kannada. Total population of the villages is 1865 with approximately 503 houses. Literacy rate in the village is 68.5% as per the census details from the authorities.

Agriculture

Coconuts, Paddy and Ragi are agricultural commodities grown in this village. Total irrigated area in this village is 153.78 hectares from Boreholes/Tube wells 153.78 hectares is the Source of irrigation.

Temples

The noted temple is the 'Kempamma Devi temple . There is also a Aanjaneya Temple. An annual cart (ತೇರು) festival is held during the month of April.

The nearest railway station is located in Tiptur and is about 140 km from Bangalore.

See also