Atigre is a village in Kolhapur district in the Indian state of Maharashtra, in western India.[1][2][3] It is situated on Kolhapur-Sangli Highway about 410 kilometres (250 mi) from Mumbai, 17km from Kolhapur, 8km from Hatkanangle, 35km from Sangli, and 12km from Ichalkaranji. Near Atigre is a small lake, "Shahu Talav", which has provided drinking and irrigation water for the village for many years.[4] In 1997, the population of Atigre was about 3000.[5] Many of the people living in Atigre are employed as teachers.There are many schools in this village: the "Anganvadi" for the kindergarten, the "Vidya Mandir Atigre" for primary school for Marathi medium education and high school for Marathi medium people learning up to 10th std. Students can obtain an international-level education at Sanjay Ghodavat Technical Institute.
