Gajanur is a village 12 km from Shivamogga in the Shimoga district

Shimoga District

Shimoga District is a district in the Karnataka state of India. A major part of Shimoga District lies in the Malnad region of the Western Ghats, a hilly area known for its green forests, plentiful rainfall, and as the source of many of the area's rivers. Shimoga City is the administrative centre...

 of Karnataka

Karnataka

Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...

, India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. The Tunga River

Tunga River

The Tunga River is a river in Karnataka state, southern India. The river is born in the Western Ghats on a hill known as Varaha Parvata at a place called Gangamoola. From here, the river flows through two districts in Karnataka - Chikmagalur District and Shimoga District. It is 147 km long and...

 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

Elephant

Elephants are large land mammals in two extant genera of the family Elephantidae: Elephas and Loxodonta, with the third genus Mammuthus extinct...

 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

JNV, Gajanur

Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Gajanur is a boarding school near Gajanur, Shimoga, India. JNVG is funded by the Indian Ministry of Human Resources Development.-History:...

(JVNG) boarding school near Gajanur. JNVG is funded by the Indian Ministry of Human Resources Development