Kalyanpur, Maharashtra

Kalyanpur कल्याणपूर
Village
Kalyanpur Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 15°56′0″N 74°12′0″E / 15.93333°N 74.20000°E / 15.93333; 74.20000Coordinates: 15°56′0″N 74°12′0″E / 15.93333°N 74.20000°E / 15.93333; 74.20000
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Kolhapur
Languages
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	416508
Telephone code	02320
ISO 3166 code	IN-MH
Vehicle registration	MH.09
Nearest city	Belgaum
Literacy	65.71%
Lok Sabha constituency	Kolhapur
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Chandgad

Kalyanpur is a small village in Chandgad taluka and in tehsil Gadhinglaj subdivision of Kolhapur district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. This is a village having a population of about 300. This place is 30 km from Chandgad but only 30 km from Belgaum City. People are heavily reliant on Belgaum and Gadhinglaj cities for their day-to-day needs. Belgaum is the nearest Railhead

History

People migrated from neighbouring village to look after there land Holdings and slowly village was formed.

Language

Official Language is Marathi but Kannada language is also spoken here.

People

Almost all people have a common surname "Patil". Agriculture is main occupation here. It is dependent on monsoon rains. School is up to Secondary only for further studies one has to go to neighbouring village Kagani. Literacy rate is high here."Pooja Laxman Patil" granddaughter of Baburao Laxman Patil is first girl to complete Bachelor Of Engineering from Mumbai University in the village which is inspirational for other girls to follow. Her elder brother "Mayur Laxman Patil" is also among the first person to complete the Bachelor Of Engineering.

Other Distances:

• Belgaum: 30 km
• Kovad : 4 km

References

1. Panchayat Raj Portal