Bajpe

Bajpe
town
Bajpe Location in Karnataka, India
Coordinates:
Country	India
State	Karnataka
District	Dakshina Kannada
Area
• Total	111.18 km2 (42.93 sq mi)
Elevation	8.83 m (28.97 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	9,701
• Density	416.3/km2 (1,078/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Kannada
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	574142
Telephone code	0824
Vehicle registration	KA-19

Bajpe (Tulu, Kannada :ಬಜ್ಪೆ )is a census town located close to Mangalore city in Dakshina Kannada district in the state of Karnataka, India. It is around 18 km (11 mi) from the heart of the city of Mangalore. The Mangalore International Airport is located at Bajpe and is popularly known as the Bajpe Aerodrome. City bus number 47 connects Bajpe to Mangalore city.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Bajpe had a population of 17032. Males constitute 48% of the population and females 52%. Bajpe has an average literacy rate of 92%, higher than the national average of 74.04; The male and female literacy rate are equal . 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Assembly constituency

Till 2007 Bajpe belonged to Surathkal constituency but now it belongs to Moodubidri constituency after the recent reorganization of constituencies by the election commission.

Religious Places

Some famous Religious Places located here are:

St. Joseph's Church [1]

Located in the center of the Village square.

Shri Somanatheshwara Maha Ganapathi temple, Porkodi

One of the oldest temple in the region

Shri Ambika Annapoorneshwari Temple Sunkadakatte

Run by Sri Sri Sri Niranjan Swamiji

Sri Durga Parameshwari Temple Kateel

Located around eight kilometers from Bajpe

Sri Guru Parashakthi Mutt Marakada, Mangalore

Located at Marakada, 8KM from Bajpe.

Shree Rajarajeshwari Temple, Polali

Located around ten kilometers from Bajpe

Shree Kashi Vishwanatheshwara Temple, Talakala, Kolambe, Bajpe.

Located Near Mangalore International Airport

Swayambhoolingeshwara temple Doddikatta

The main deity at the temple is Swambhoolingeshwara or Lord Shiva.

Porkodi Shiva Temple

Temple dedeicated to lord Shiva.Its one of the oldest temple in the area.

Shree Shanaishchara Temple (Temple of the lord Shani)

Near Bajpe Bus stand, Kateel Road.

Shri. Adinatheshwar Temple, Adyapadi

Temple of shiva

Muhiyudeen Jumma Masjid

center Bajpe

Education

Bajpe is also home to several educational institutes. Some of the prominent ones in this town are listed below:

St Josephs PU college

Sri NiranjanaSwamy education institutions,Sunkadakatte

Morning Star(Airport) School

Parochial School

Little flower girls School

Holy Family Girls convent

Popular English Medium school

Ansar English Medium School

BAMA International School

MGM college of engineering

Bajpe Medical College (BMC)

Economics

Bajpe used to be a predominantly a agricultural land . presently many have moved to gulf countries for a better livelyhood. ONGC has a multi crore project near Bajpe.aromatic complex has been set up by ONGC in 442 acres,which is closer to Bajpe.