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- LGD code
- 567367
- Pincode
- 416104
- Post office
- Narsobawadi
- Population
- 6,616
- Households
- 1,352
- Literacy rate
- 71.9%
- Sex ratio
- 963 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 2,856
- Distance to district centre
- 45 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 139 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 327 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 417 km
- Nearest railway station
- Shedbal · 14 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Vinay Jyoti Hospital · 5 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Alas compares
By population, Alas ranks #15 of 51 villages in Shirol mandal.
Literacy rate
%
71.9%
−2.3% vs mandal average
- Alas
- 71.9%
- Shirol mandal
- 74.2%
- Kolhapur district
- 72.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
963
+13 vs mandal average
- Alas
- 963
- Shirol mandal
- 950
Household size
people per home
4.9
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Alas
- 4.9
- Shirol mandal
- 4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Alas at a glance
Alas is a village of 6,616 people in 1,352 households (Census 2011) in Shirol taluka, Kolhapur district, Maharashtra, the 15th-largest of 51 villages in Shirol taluka. Literacy is 72%, 2 points below the taluka average of 74% and the sex ratio is 963 women per 1,000 men. It lies 45 km from the Kolhapur district centre, 13 km from Shedbal, the nearest town, 14 km from Shedbal railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 416104, served by Narsobawadi post office; the LGD village code is 567367. The nearest hospital or health centre is Vinay Jyoti Hospital, 5 km away. The village votes in Madha assembly constituency, represented by MLA Abhijeet Dhananjay Patil. The population is estimated at 7,800 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Alas
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 10
- Power hours (winter)
- 10
- Primary school
- 4
- Middle school
- 3
- Secondary school
- 2
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 1
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- 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
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- Kurundvad
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 10
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 65
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 11
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 1,975.54
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Alas
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Alas
- LGD code
- 567367
- Pincode
- 416104
- Post office
- Narsobawadi
- Population (Census 2011)
- 6,616
- Population (projected 2026)
- 7,800
- Households
- 1,352
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 963
- Literacy rate
- 71.9%
- Coordinates
- 16.65790°N, 74.63752°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Madha
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Madha
- Member of Parliament
- Dhairyasheel Mohite Patil
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Abhijeet Dhananjay Patil
- Block / Mandal
- Shirol
- Nearest PHC
- Kumbhar Clinic (28.7 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Agran Dhulgaon (44.7 km)
Getting there
How to reach Alas
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai327 kmcapital
- Hyderabad417 km
- Bengaluru519 km
- Chennai724 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationShedbal14 km
- Bus stopNarshinhavadi Bus Stand6 km
- Hospital / PHCVinay Jyoti Hospital5 km
- ATM / bankSmuc Bank Examba15 km
- Petrol pumpMestri Petrol Pump10 km
- CollegeSges Dr.n.a.magadum Ayurvedic Medical College14 km
- Police stationGuruwar Peth Polic Chowki18 km
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View all 52+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-20
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)