Gajanur, Shimoga

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Gajanur, Shimoga
village
Gajanur, Shimoga Location in Karnataka, India Gajanur, Shimoga Gajanur, Shimoga (India) Show map of KarnatakaShow map of IndiaShow all
Coordinates: 13°50′20″N 75°31′37″E / 13.839°N 75.527°E / 13.839; 75.527Coordinates: 13°50′20″N 75°31′37″E / 13.839°N 75.527°E / 13.839; 75.527
Country	India
State	Karnataka
District	Shivamogga
Languages
• Official	Kannada
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	577 220
Telephone code	08182
Vehicle registration	KA-14

Gajanur is a village 12 km from Shimoga in the Shimoga district of Karnataka, India. The Tunga river flows through the village. Gajanur is well known for the dam built across the river. 1 km from Gajanur there is place called "Sakkarebaylu" which is an elephant training camp run by the government of India. located on the banks of the Tunga river. It is 15 km from "Mandagadde" bird life sanctuary. There is a JNV, Gajanur (JVNG) boarding school near Gajanur. JNVG is funded by the Indian Ministry of Human Resources Development

A view near the dam, across Tunga river

See also[]

• Tunga River, a river near Gajanur
• Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, a boarding school near Gajanur
• Gajanur, a place in Tamil Nadu, India

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