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- LGD code
- 567121
- Pincode
- 415101
- Post office
- Malkapur (Kolhapur)
- Population
- 747
- Households
- 158
- Literacy rate
- 54.6%
- Sex ratio
- 1013 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 486
- Distance to district centre
- 82 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 81 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 276 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 495 km
- Nearest railway station
- Vilavade · 27 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Ujjwala Hospital · 15 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Marale compares
By population, Marale ranks #94 of 144 villages in Shahuwadi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
54.6%
−8.5% vs mandal average
- Marale
- 54.6%
- Shahuwadi mandal
- 63.1%
- Kolhapur district
- 72.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,013
−9 vs mandal average
- Marale
- 1,013
- Shahuwadi mandal
- 1,022
Household size
people per home
4.7
Same as the mandal average
- Marale
- 4.7
- Shahuwadi mandal
- 4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Marale at a glance
Marale is a village of 747 people in 158 households (Census 2011) in Shahuwadi taluka, Kolhapur district, Maharashtra, the 94th-largest of 144 villages in Shahuwadi taluka. Literacy is 55%, 9 points below the taluka average of 63% and the sex ratio is 1,013 women per 1,000 men. It lies 82 km from the Kolhapur district centre, 19 km from Andur, the nearest town, 27 km from Vilavade railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 415101, served by Malkapur (Kolhapur) post office; the LGD village code is 567121. The nearest hospital or health centre is Ujjwala Hospital, 15 km away. The village votes in Karad North assembly constituency, represented by MLA Manoj Bhimrao Ghorpade. The population is estimated at 881 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Marale
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 10
- Power hours (winter)
- 8
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Malkapur
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 35
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 45
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 38
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 611
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 229
- Forest area (ha)
- 246
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Marale
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Marale
- LGD code
- 567121
- Pincode
- 415101
- Post office
- Malkapur (Kolhapur)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 747
- Population (projected 2026)
- 881
- Households
- 158
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1013
- Literacy rate
- 54.6%
- Coordinates
- 16.78425°N, 73.87205°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 (88.3 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Targaon (86.3 km)
Getting there
How to reach Marale
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai276 kmcapital
- Hyderabad495 km
- Bengaluru583 km
- Chennai801 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationVilavade27 km
- Bus stopMalapude9 km
- Hospital / PHCUjjwala Hospital15 km
- ATM / bankBank of Maharashtra20 km
- Petrol pumpBharat Petrolium31 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, 2026-09-23
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)