Kalyanpur, Maharashtra


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

People migrated from neighbouring villages to look after their land holdings and slowly the village was formed.

Language

The official language is Marathi but Kannada is also spoken here.

People

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.