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{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Ajekar
| native_name =
| native_name_lang = kn
| settlement_type = [[Village]]
| image_skyline = Ajekaru.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Karnataka SH1 towards Karkala at Ajekar
| nickname =
| map_alt =
| map_caption =
| pushpin_map = India Karnataka
| pushpin_label_position = left
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Ajekar in Karnataka, India
| coordinates = {{coord|13.3200755|N|74.99977579|E|display=inline}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Karnataka]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Administrative divisions of India|Region]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Tulunadu]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Udupi]]
| subdivision_type4 = [[Tehsils of India|Taluka]]
| subdivision_name4 = [[Karkala]]

| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type = [[Gram panchayat]]
| governing_body =
| leader_title = [[Sarpanch]]
| leader_name =
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 75
| population_total = 7,172<ref>http://censusindia.gov.in/(S(tsjhfxfktmayrf555gdgtn55))/PopulationFinder/Sub_Districts_Master.aspx?state_code=29&district_code=16</ref>
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 =
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Tulu language|Tulu]], [[Konkani Language|Konkani]], [[Kannada Language|Kannada]], [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]], [[Beary language|Beary]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 574101
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 08258
| registration_plate =
| website =
| footnotes =
}}

'''Ajekar''' is a small village at the foot of Valikunja in Karkal Taluk of Udupi district, India. It is situated about 15 km from [[Karkala]], 40 km from [[Udupi]] and about 65 km north-east of [[Mangalore]]. Ajekar is also called Marne Grama, which is governed by Grama Panchayat. It is also called Ajekaru in the Kannada language. Kemanj(je)a was one of the oldest names of this village. Ajekar has a mixed population of around 7172 [3,397 male and 3,775 female] (Census 2011), Hindus, Christians, Muslims and Jains. The town is quite close to famous tourist destinations like agumbe and kudremukh.

[[File:Ajikunje.jpg|thumbnail|Valikunja (Ajikunja) Range from Ajekar]]

== Etymology ==
There is a legend which says that its name is directly derived from the sage Aja. It is said that the sage made his tapasu near this place. The concrete location is unknown to this day. There are other modern legends like Ajjana Karu, which is most likely not correct. Karu is an old Kannada word for land.

== References ==
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[[Category:Localities in Mangalore]]
[[Category:Villages in Udupi district]]

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>Dawnseeker2000 at 13:56, 11 November 2020