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- LGD code
- 567020
- Pincode
- 415101
- Post office
- Malkapur (Kolhapur)
- Population
- 1,591
- Households
- 342
- Literacy rate
- 48.3%
- Sex ratio
- 1045 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 995
- Distance to district centre
- 74 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 62 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 256 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 490 km
- Nearest railway station
- Adavali · 32 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Rural Hospital, Malkapur · 8 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Altur compares
By population, Altur ranks #46 of 144 villages in Shahuwadi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
48.3%
−14.8% vs mandal average
Altur48.3%
Shahuwadi mandal63.1%
Kolhapur district72.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,045
+23 vs mandal average
Altur1,045
Shahuwadi mandal1,022
Household size
people per home
4.7
Same as the mandal average
Altur4.7
Shahuwadi mandal4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Altur at a glance
Altur is a village of 1,591 people in 342 households (Census 2011) in Shahuwadi taluka, Kolhapur district, Maharashtra, the 46th-largest of 144 villages in Shahuwadi taluka. Literacy is 48%, 15 points below the taluka average of 63% and the sex ratio is 1,045 women per 1,000 men. It lies 74 km from the Kolhapur district centre, 40 km from Andur, the nearest town, 32 km from Adavali railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 415101, served by Malkapur (Kolhapur) post office; the LGD village code is 567020. The nearest hospital or health centre is Rural Hospital, Malkapur, 8 km away. The village votes in Karad North assembly constituency, represented by MLA Manoj Bhimrao Ghorpade. The population is estimated at 1,876 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Altur
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 8
- Power hours (winter)
- 8
- Primary school
- 3
- Middle school
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Malkapur
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 15
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 45
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 18
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 1,124.53
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 11
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Key facts — Altur
- LGD code
- 567020
- Pincode
- 415101
- Post office
- Malkapur (Kolhapur)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,591
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,876
- Households
- 342
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1045
- Literacy rate
- 48.3%
- Coordinates
- 16.98094°N, 73.89071°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Satara
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Karad North
- Member of Parliament
- Udayanraje Bhosale
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Manoj Bhimrao Ghorpade
- Block / Mandal
- Shahuwadi
- Nearest PHC
- Navdrushti Eye Clinic (66.7 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Targaon (65.4 km)
Getting there
How to reach Altur
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai256 kmcapital
- Hyderabad490 km
- Bengaluru597 km
- Chennai811 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationAdavali32 km
- Bus stopMalapude25 km
- Hospital / PHCRural Hospital, Malkapur8 km
- ATM / bankBank of Maharashtra20 km
- Petrol pumpNayara Petrol Pump39 km
- CollegeMahatma Gandhi Vidyalaya20 km
- Police stationBambavade Police Station20 km
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- 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)