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About Ajur Village

Ajur is a large village in Athni tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,831, made up of 1,432 males and 1,399 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1561.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ajur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ajur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Athni
Pincode 591212
Area (hectares) 1561.32 hectares
Population 2,831
Male Population 1,432
Female Population 1,399
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ajur compares

By the 2011 count Ajur is the 63rd largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,473 residents. Its 1561.32 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Ajur

Ajur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ajur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ajur from other places

Ajur lies about 130 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Agran Dhulgaon, about 11 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Ajur
Nearest railway station Agran Dhulgaon 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Athni 22 km
Nearest town Athani 22 km
District headquarters Belgaum 130 km

Villages closest to Ajur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Athni tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Ajur

As per the Census of India 2011, Ajur village had a population of 2,831. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,473 residents.

Ajur village has 1,432 males and 1,399 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ajur has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Ajur is 591212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ajur covers 1561.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ajur falls under Athni tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Ajur is Agran Dhulgaon, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Ajur.

Ajur is about 130 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ajur is in Athni tehsil of Belgaum district. Agran Dhulgaon is about 11 km away. Athni is about 22 km away. Athani is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anantapur (2.9 km), Sambaragi (4.6 km) and Khilegaon (4.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Ajur today is likely to be higher.

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