Chandgad (Marathi: चंदगड) is a town and Tehsil headquarters in Gadhinglaj, which is a subdivision of Kolhapur district that is in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Jagrut Devastan Sri Ravalnath temple is located here.
This is a small town having a population of about 12,000. 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 Belgav and Gadhinglaj cities for their day-to-day needs.
Chandgad is located at 15°N 74°E / 15°N 74°E / 15; 74 in the Kolhapur district of Maharashtra. Chandgad is the southernmost taluka for Kolhapur district. Chandgad receives more rainfall compared to any other town of Kolhapur district, receives nearly 3000 mm of rainfall under the direct influence of the Arabian Sea branch of the South-West monsoon. Rainy season period is from June to September. The rains subside in September, with the occasional rainfall in October and November.
Chandgad Vidhan Sabha constituency (Marathi: चंदगड विधान सभा मतदारसंघ) is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) constituencies in Maharashtra state in western India.
Chandgad (constituency number 271) is one of the ten Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in the Kolhapur district. This constituency covers the entire Chandgad tehsil and parts of the Ajra and Gadhinglaj tehsils of this district.
Chandgad is part of the Kolhapur Lok Sabha constituency along with five other Vidhan Sabha segments in this district, namely Radhanagari, Kagal, Kolhapur South, Karvir and Kolhapur North.