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- LGD code
- 568214
- Pincode
- 416527
- Post office
- Tillarinagar
- Population
- 433
- Households
- 94
- Literacy rate
- 66.7%
- Sex ratio
- 986 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 256
- Distance to district centre
- 145 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 67 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 389 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 483 km
- Nearest railway station
- Desur · 32 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Shivkrupa Multispeciality Hospital · 15 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Gulamb compares
By population, Gulamb ranks #134 of 155 villages in Chandgad mandal.
Literacy rate
%
66.7%
+1.3% vs mandal average
Gulamb66.7%
Chandgad mandal65.4%
Kolhapur district72.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
986
−33 vs mandal average
Gulamb986
Chandgad mandal1,019
Household size
people per home
4.6
−0.2 vs mandal average
Gulamb4.6
Chandgad mandal4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Gulamb at a glance
Gulamb is a village of 433 people in 94 households (Census 2011) in Chandgad taluka, Kolhapur district, Maharashtra, the 134th-largest of 155 villages in Chandgad taluka. Literacy is 67%, 1 points above the taluka average of 65% and the sex ratio is 986 women per 1,000 men. It lies 145 km from the Kolhapur district centre, 41 km from Naganur, the nearest town, 32 km from Desur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 416527, served by Tillarinagar post office; the LGD village code is 568214. The nearest hospital or health centre is Shivkrupa Multispeciality Hospital, 15 km away. The village votes in Chandgad assembly constituency, represented by MLA Shivaji Shattupa Patil. The population is estimated at 511 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Gulamb
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 12
- Power hours (winter)
- 12
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Belgaum(Karnataka)
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 45
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 157
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 22
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 1,526
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 199
- Forest area (ha)
- 1,286
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Gulamb
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Gulamb
- LGD code
- 568214
- Pincode
- 416527
- Post office
- Tillarinagar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 433
- Population (projected 2026)
- 511
- Households
- 94
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 986
- Literacy rate
- 66.7%
- Coordinates
- 15.81315°N, 74.20348°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kolhapur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Chandgad
- Member of Parliament
- Shahu Chhatrapati Maharaj
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Shivaji Shattupa Patil
- Block / Mandal
- Chandgad
Getting there
How to reach Gulamb
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai389 kmcapital
- Bengaluru483 km
- Hyderabad489 km
- Chennai720 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationDesur32 km
- Bus stopAdkur23 km
- Hospital / PHCShivkrupa Multispeciality Hospital15 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India27 km
- Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum28 km
- CollegeDivine Mercy Pu College29 km
- Police stationUdyambag Police Station31 km
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-24
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)