| Kanajaru | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | India Karnataka#India3 |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Karnataka, India |
| Coordinates: | 13.2733°N 74.8975°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Karnataka |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Udupi |
| Governing Body: | Kanajar - Neere Grama Panchayat |
| 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: | 574102 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | 91-8258 |
| Registration Plate: | KA-20 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Udupi, Manipal, Karkala, Mangalore |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Udupi Chikmagalur (Lok Sabha constituency) |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | Karkala |
| Blank4 Name Sec1: | Civic agency |
| Blank4 Info Sec1: | Kanajar - Neere Grama Panchayat |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | Climate |
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | Tropical monsoon rain forest (Köppen) |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Avg. summer temperature |
| Blank2 Info Sec2: | 35°C |
| Blank3 Name Sec2: | Avg. winter temperature |
| Blank3 Info Sec2: | 20°C |
Kanajaru or Kanajar is a small village approximately 78 km north of Mangalore, 18 km west of Karkala and 33 km east of Udupi. Kanajaru is part of Karkala Taluk in Udupi District, Karnataka, India.
Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Kanajar is a Roman Catholic Church dedicated to Our Lady of Lourdes. Kanajar Church is surrounded by Moodubelle, Nakre, Hirgan, Manipal and Karkal parishes.[1]
Little Flower English Medium School, Ranganapalke is run by Glarida Education Trust.[2]
Lourdes Hospital was inaugurated on 11 February 2003.[3]
Kanajaru Sauharda Bhavan[4] was inaugurated and Aloysius Paul D'Souza, Bishop of Mangalore on 18 April 2009.[5]
Most of the popular Indian festivals are celebrated in Kanajaru, the most important being Christmas, Diwali, Easter, Eid, and Ganesh Chaturthi.
Kanajaru Church celebrates annual festival in the first week of December and parish titular feast is celebrated on 11 February.[6]
Brahmalingeshwara temple Kanajaru celebrates annual festivities (utsava) in the last week of December every year.
The economy of Kanajaru is mainly due to coconut tree plantation and products of coconut, rice production, jasmine flowers and workers who earn daily wages. However to a large extent the economy is also supported by the large number of expatriates who are working abroad, especially Gulf region in the Middle East. Kanajaru is fast producing young adults with higher educational degrees. The remittance of the Kanajaru residents working abroad is the main source for the prosperity in the region.
Kanajar Church: http://lourdes.kanajar.comKanajar Online: http://www.kanajaronline.com