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Kalyanpur | |
|---|---|
Village | |
| Coordinates: 15°56′0″N 74°12′0″E / 15.93333°N 74.20000°E | |
| Country | |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Kolhapur |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| 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. It has a population of about 300.
Kalyanpur is 30 km from Chandgad and 30 km from Belgaum City. Kovad is 4 km away. People are heavily reliant on Belgaum and Gadhinglaj cities for their day-to-day needs.
Belgaum is the nearest railhead.
History[edit | edit source]
People migrated from neighbouring villages to look after their land holdings and slowly the village was formed.
Language[edit | edit source]
The official language is Marathi but Kannada is also spoken here.
People[edit | edit source]
Agriculture is the main occupation here. It is dependent on monsoon rains.
School is up to secondary only; for further studies one has to go to the neighbouring village Kagani.
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