About Arale Village

Arale is a large village in Karvir tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,022, made up of 1,080 males and 942 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 450 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arale Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arale village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Kolhapur
Tehsil	Karvir
Pincode	416211
Area (hectares)	450 hectares
Population	2,022
Male Population	1,080
Female Population	942
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	872
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Arale compares

By the 2011 count Arale is the 78th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,157 residents. Its 450 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Arale

Arale is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Arale 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 Arale from other places

Arale lies about 22 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 23 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 Arale
Nearest town	Pachgaon	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Karvir	22 km
District headquarters	Kolhapur	22 km
Nearest railway station	Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus	23 km

Villages closest to Arale

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

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Common questions about Arale

As per the Census of India 2011, Arale village had a population of 2,022. That makes it the 78th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,157 residents.

Arale village has 1,080 males and 942 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arale has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Arale is 416211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arale covers 450 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Arale falls under Karvir tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Arale is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 23 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 Arale.

Arale is about 22 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arale is in Karvir tehsil of Kolhapur district. Pachgaon is about 20 km away. Karvir is about 22 km away. Kolhapur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.