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About Marale Village

Marale is a mid sized village in Shahuwadi tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 747, made up of 371 males and 376 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 611 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416905, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marale Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marale village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Shahuwadi
Pincode 416905
Area (hectares) 611 hectares
Population 747
Male Population 371
Female Population 376
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Marale compares

By the 2011 count Marale is the 94th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,356 residents. Its 611 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1039.

Getting to Marale

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

Marale lies about 40 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Vilavade, about 27 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 Marale
Tehsil headquarters Shahuwadi 16 km
Nearest railway station Vilavade 27 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 40 km

Villages closest to Marale

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marale village had a population of 747. That makes it the 94th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,356 residents.

Marale village has 371 males and 376 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marale has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1039.

The pincode recorded for Marale is 416905. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marale covers 611 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Marale falls under Shahuwadi tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Marale is Vilavade, about 27 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 Marale.

Marale 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.

Marale is in Shahuwadi tehsil of Kolhapur district. Shahuwadi is about 16 km away. Vilavade is about 27 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 Kante (1.9 km), Yelvadi (2.4 km) and Pal (2.9 km).

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

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