About Kolhapur District

Kolhapur District is one among 34 Districts of Maharashtra State ,India. It belongs to Desh or Paschim Maharashtra Region . Kolhapur District Administrative head quarter is Kolhapur. It is is Located 346 KM North towards State capital Mumbai . Kolhapur District population is 3874015. It is 9 th Largest District in the State by population.

Geography and Climate Kolhapur District

It is Located at Latitude-16.7, Longitude-74.2. Kolhapur District is sharing border with Belgaum District to the South , Ratnagiri District to the west , Sangli District to the East , Sindhudurg District to the South . It is sharing Border with Karnataka State to the East . Kolhapur District occupies an area of approximately 7685 square kilometres. . Its in the 80 meters to 114 meters elevation range.This District belongs to Western India .

Climate of Kolhapur District

It is Hot in summer. Kolhapur District summer highest day temperature is in between 34 ° C to 42° C .
Average temperatures of January is 26 ° C , February is 25 ° C , March is 28 ° C , April is 29 ° C , May is 29 ° C .

DemoGraphics of Kolhapur District

Marathi is the Local Language here. Also People Speaks Kannada . Kolhapur District is divided into 14 Talukas , Panchayats , 1622 Villages.

Census 2011 of Kolhapur District

Kolhapur district Total population is 3874015 according to census 2011.Males are 1983623 and Females are 1890392 .Literate people are 2563048 among total.Its total area is 7685 km². It is the 9 th largest district in the state by Population . But 20 th Largest District in the state By Area. 65 th Largest District in the Country By Population. 13 th highest District in the State By literacy rate. 114 th highest District in the Country By literacy rate.its literacy Rate is 82.9

Kolhapur District Tourism

Durshet , Kolhapur , Panhala , Shri Ballaleshwar Ashtavinayaka , Pali Ganapati temple , Jungle Safari Koyna , Kaalammavadi , Radhanagari Dam , Sajja Kothi , Botanical Gardens , TeenDarwaza , are the Tourist destinations to Visit.

Temples in Kolhapur District

Mahalakshmi Temple , Chakreshwar Temple, , Rameshwar Mahadev Temple , Jyotibacha Khanderaya , Mallikarjun Temple , Narsoba wadi , Kalaheshwar Temple are the famous temple in Kolhapur District

Kolhapur Transport

Road Transport

District Headquarters Kolhapur is well connected by road . Kolhapur , Ichalkaranji , Nipani , Uchgaon , Vadgaon Kasba are the Cities in this district having road connectivity to major towns and remote villages. Kolhapur is about 346 KM by road to Mumbai( Capital of Maharashtra )

Rail Transport

Some of the rail way stations in district are Kolhapur , Hatkalangda , Valivade , Rukadi , Shedbal , Nmg Tamdalge .... which connects most of the towns and villages in the District.

Bus Transport

Maharashtra State Road Transportation ( MSRTC) runs Busses from Major cities to Towns and Villages in this District.