Chandgad
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Chandgad is a town and tehsil
headquarters in Gadhinglaj
subdivision of Kolhapur district
in the India
n state
of Maharashtra
. Jagrut Devastan Sri Ravalnath temple is located here.
Chandgad is the southernmost taluka for Kolhapur district but for the
.One of the biggest rainfall city in kolhapur district covered with dense lush green forest.Here you can see large number of cashew nut tree plantation.
This is a small town having a population of about 12000. This place is 110 km
from Kolhapur but only 36 km from Belgaum City. Chandgad is located on the
Belgaum-Vengurle state highway. Amboli hill station is only 32 km from Chandgad.
People of Chandgad town and taluka are heavily reliant on Belgaum and Gadhinglaj cities
for their day to day needs.
Chandgad was formerly a part of Belgaum District. But during reorganization of Maharashtra state the entire
taluka was merged into Kolhapur District.
Famous places in this taluka are Fort Pargad, Tilari Dam, Swapnavel Point. The famous hill station and which is having maximum rain in Maharashtra named as Amboli is very close to Chandgad.
Belgaum is the nearest Railhead for Chandgad, while Vasco-da-Gama is the major Airport 118 km
away.
Chandgad is mostly depends on agriculture. This place have have many crops like Paddy, Jawar, Banana, Cane sugar and Cashew. Chandgad having 3 sugar factories, 1 co-operative "Daulat sugar Factory, Halkarni" and 2 private namely "Hemarus sugars, Rajgoli" and "Nalwade Sugars,Tudaye".
Other Distances:
tilari swapnil point 12 km and
Tehsil
A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia....
headquarters in Gadhinglaj
Gadhinglaj
Gadhinglaj is a Town in Kolhapur district in the state of Maharashtra, India. It is governed by a municipal council.-Geography:Gadhinglaj is located at...
subdivision of Kolhapur district
Kolhapur District
Kolhapur district is located in Maharashtra state. The city of Kolhapur is the district headquarters. The district had a population of 3,523,162 of which 29.81% were urban as of 2001...
in the 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...
n state
States and territories of India
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of Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
. Jagrut Devastan Sri Ravalnath temple is located here.
Chandgad is the southernmost taluka for Kolhapur district but for the
.One of the biggest rainfall city in kolhapur district covered with dense lush green forest.Here you can see large number of cashew nut tree plantation.
This is a small town having a population of about 12000. This place is 110 km
from Kolhapur but only 36 km from Belgaum City. Chandgad is located on the
Belgaum-Vengurle state highway. Amboli hill station is only 32 km from Chandgad.
People of Chandgad town and taluka are heavily reliant on Belgaum and Gadhinglaj cities
for their day to day needs.
Chandgad was formerly a part of Belgaum District. But during reorganization of Maharashtra state the entire
taluka was merged into Kolhapur District.
Famous places in this taluka are Fort Pargad, Tilari Dam, Swapnavel Point. The famous hill station and which is having maximum rain in Maharashtra named as Amboli is very close to Chandgad.
Belgaum is the nearest Railhead for Chandgad, while Vasco-da-Gama is the major Airport 118 km
away.
History
There is a substantial amount of Chardo families in this area as they had migrated due to the persecution of the Portuguese in Goa.Language
Marathi is the main language, while Konkani and Kannada languages are also spoken here. Cashew and Mango from Chandgad are very famous in Maharashtra.Chandgad is mostly depends on agriculture. This place have have many crops like Paddy, Jawar, Banana, Cane sugar and Cashew. Chandgad having 3 sugar factories, 1 co-operative "Daulat sugar Factory, Halkarni" and 2 private namely "Hemarus sugars, Rajgoli" and "Nalwade Sugars,Tudaye".
Other Distances:
- Belgaum: 36 km
- Amboli: 32 km
- Savantwadi: 63 km
- Gadhinglaj: 44 km
- Kolhapur: 110 km
- Kowad : 30 km
- Rajgoli, maharastra via Kowad : 38 km
- Panjim: 78 km via Tilari, Dodamarg
- Goa Border to Chandgad border : 40 km
tilari swapnil point 12 km and