Skip to main content

About Alabad Village

Alabad is a mid sized village in Kagal tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,883, made up of 935 males and 948 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 468.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416218, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alabad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alabad village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Kagal
Pincode 416218
Area (hectares) 468.54 hectares
Population 1,883
Male Population 935
Female Population 948
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Alabad compares

By the 2011 count Alabad is the 55th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,739 residents. Its 468.54 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Alabad

Alabad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Alabad as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Alabad from other places

Alabad lies about 40 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Gur Market, about 41 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 Alabad
Nearest town Nipāni 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Kagal 28 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 40 km
Nearest railway station Gur Market 41 km

Villages closest to Alabad

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kagal 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 Alabad

As per the Census of India 2011, Alabad village had a population of 1,883. That makes it the 55th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,739 residents.

Alabad village has 935 males and 948 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alabad has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Alabad is 416218. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alabad covers 468.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Alabad falls under Kagal tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Alabad is Gur Market, about 41 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Alabad.

Alabad is about 40 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alabad is in Kagal tehsil of Kolhapur district. Nipāni is about 14 km away. Kagal is about 28 km away. Kolhapur is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nandhyal (under 2 km), Kapashi (1.6 km) and Kasari (1.8 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.