Kolhapur (कोल्हापूर), Maharashtra

Shivaji Market in Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India


Kolhapur (Hindi: कोल्हापूर) is a city on the southern part of the state of Maharashtra, India. It is about 20 km from the city of Ichalkaranji. Kolhapur is situated on the Panchganga river. It covers 67 sq km (26 sq mi) and has a population of 562,000 people (2012 estimate).

Kolhapur is famous for the Mahalakshmi Temple. Its history is mixed with Hindu mythology, which stated that it was the site that the demon Kolhasura had settled, before it was later killed by Mahalakshmi. The city was named after the demon, as his dying wish.

Kolhapur served as the capital of the Shilahara dynasty from AD 940 to 1212. In more recent time, ot was a princely state of British India from 1707 until the independence of India in 1947.

Today the mainstay of Kolhapur's economy is the sugarcane industry. The city is also developing its Information Technology sector, branding itself as a cheaper alternative to Bengaluru and Pune.

Town Hall Museum, Kolhapur

Planning your trip to Kolhapur

You can reach Kolhapur by train. There are services from Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Delhi, Dhanbad, Hyderabad, Miraj, Mumbai, Nagpur, Pune and Tirupati.

Places of Interest in Kolhapur

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