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About Shittur Tarf Malkapur Village

Shittur Tarf Malkapur is a large village in Shahuwadi tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,579, made up of 1,253 males and 1,326 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,058 females per 1000 males. The village covers 666 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shittur Tarf Malkapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shittur Tarf Malkapur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Shahuwadi
Pincode 416213
Area (hectares) 666 hectares
Population 2,579
Male Population 1,253
Female Population 1,326
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,058
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shittur Tarf Malkapur compares

By the 2011 count Shittur Tarf Malkapur is the 9th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,356 residents. Its 666 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1039.

Getting to Shittur Tarf Malkapur

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

Shittur Tarf Malkapur lies about 40 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Veravali, about 35 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 Shittur Tarf Malkapur
Tehsil headquarters Shahuwadi 1.7 km
Nearest railway station Veravali 35 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 40 km

Villages closest to Shittur Tarf Malkapur

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 Shittur Tarf Malkapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shittur Tarf Malkapur village had a population of 2,579. That makes it the 9th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,356 residents.

Shittur Tarf Malkapur village has 1,253 males and 1,326 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shittur Tarf Malkapur has about 1058 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1039.

The pincode recorded for Shittur Tarf Malkapur is 416213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shittur Tarf Malkapur covers 666 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shittur Tarf Malkapur falls under Shahuwadi tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shittur Tarf Malkapur is Veravali, about 35 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 Shittur Tarf Malkapur.

Shittur Tarf Malkapur 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.

Shittur Tarf Malkapur is in Shahuwadi tehsil of Kolhapur district. Shahuwadi is about 1.7 km away. Veravali is about 35 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 Karde (under 2 km), Koparde (under 2 km) and Perid (under 2 km).

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

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