About Arul Village

Arul is a mid sized village in Shahuwadi tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 970, made up of 479 males and 491 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 416.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415416, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arul village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Kolhapur
Tehsil	Shahuwadi
Pincode	415416
Area (hectares)	416.19 hectares
Population	970
Male Population	479
Female Population	491
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,025
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Arul compares

By the 2011 count Arul is the 80th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,356 residents. Its 416.19 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1039.

Getting to Arul

Arul is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Arul as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Arul from other places

Arul lies about 36 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 36 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 Arul
Tehsil headquarters	Shahuwadi	3.0 km
District headquarters	Kolhapur	36 km
Nearest railway station	Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus	36 km

Villages closest to Arul

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.

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Common questions about Arul

As per the Census of India 2011, Arul village had a population of 970. That makes it the 80th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,356 residents.

Arul village has 479 males and 491 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arul has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1039.

The pincode recorded for Arul is 415416. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arul covers 416.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Arul falls under Shahuwadi tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Arul is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 36 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 5 - 10 km distance for Arul.

Arul is about 36 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arul is in Shahuwadi tehsil of Kolhapur district. Shahuwadi is about 3.0 km away. Kolhapur is about 36 km away. Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.