Ajra

Ajara
—  town  —
Ajara Location of Ajara in Maharashtra and India
Coordinates	16°07′N 74°12′E
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District(s)	Kolhapur
Population	14,845 (2001)
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	• 660 metres (2,170 ft)

Ajra (Marathi: आजरा) is a census town and taluka headquarters in Kolhapur district in the state of Maharashtra, India.

Geography

Ajra is located at 16.12°N 74.2°E / 16.12; 74.2. It has an average elevation of 660 metres (2165 feet).

Ajra is known to be one of the southernmost talukas of Kolhapur District of Maharashtra. It is known for its scenic and green landscape, as well as for the Ajra Ghansal rice.

Ajra falls on the way to Savantwadi, Goa from Kolhapur; it is also the last place of Desh region before Konkan on this route. Ajra is 84 km from Kolhapur and only 33 km from Amboli hill station.

Buses plying from Vengurla, Savantwadi to Kolhapur, Pune via Amboli ghat go via Ajra. As a taluka place, it does have a bus stand, bus depot, school-colleges, bazarpeth, Hotels, etc. Gadhinglaj is the nearest major city for Ajra.

The current population of Ajra is nearly 18000 and demands are rising to convert the Gram panchayat into Nagar panchayat.

Ajra has a number of educationtal institutions. One of the foremost educational institutions in Ajra is Rosary English High School. There is a famous sugar factory in gavse.

There is also a dam building going on in velvatti near haloli sponsored government of maharashtra. Other distances from Ajra:

• Ramtirth waterfalls: 2 km
• Gadhinglaj: 21 km
• Sankeshwar (NH 4): 36 km
• Nippani (NH 4): 44 km
• Kolhapur: 84 km
• Amboli: 33 km
• Savantwadi: 62 km
• Panjm: 121 km
• Belgaum: 52 km via Nesari, Kowad

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Ajra had a population of 14,845. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Ajra has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 55% of the males and 45% of females literate. 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.