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About Alte Village

Alte is one of the larger villages in Hatkanangle tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,006, made up of 5,670 males and 5,336 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2246 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alte Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alte village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Hatkanangle
Pincode 416109
Area (hectares) 2246 hectares
Population 11,006
Male Population 5,670
Female Population 5,336
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Alte compares

By the 2011 count Alte is the 13th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 7,021 residents. Its 2246 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Alte

Alte is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Alte as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Alte from other places

Alte lies about 20 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Hatkanangale, about 3.1 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Alte
Nearest railway station Hatkanangale 3.1 km
Nearest town Korochi 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Hatkanangle 20 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 20 km

Villages closest to Alte

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hatkanangle tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Alte

As per the Census of India 2011, Alte village had a population of 11,006. That makes it the 13th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 7,021 residents.

Alte village has 5,670 males and 5,336 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alte has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Alte is 416109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alte covers 2246 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Alte falls under Hatkanangle tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Alte is Hatkanangale, about 3.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Alte.

Alte is about 20 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alte is in Hatkanangle tehsil of Kolhapur district. Hatkanangale is about 3.1 km away. Korochi is about 7.1 km away. Hatkanangle is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hatkanangale (3.6 km), Tilwani (6.4 km) and Sajani (6.5 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Alte today is likely to be higher.

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