About Virale Village

Virale is a mid sized village in Shahuwadi tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,295, made up of 612 males and 683 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,116 females per 1000 males. The village covers 770.14 hectares hectares.

Virale Overview

Census 2011 figures for Virale village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Kolhapur
Tehsil	Shahuwadi
Area (hectares)	770.14 hectares
Population	1,295
Male Population	612
Female Population	683
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,116
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Virale compares

By the 2011 count Virale is the 61st largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,356 residents. Its 770.14 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1039.

Getting to Virale

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

Virale lies about 49 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Shenoli, about 38 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 Virale
Tehsil headquarters	Shahuwadi	14 km
Nearest railway station	Shenoli	38 km
District headquarters	Kolhapur	49 km

Villages closest to Virale

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.

Most viewed villages

Related Villages

Common questions about Virale

As per the Census of India 2011, Virale village had a population of 1,295. That makes it the 61st largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,356 residents.

Virale village has 612 males and 683 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Virale has about 1116 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1039.

Virale covers 770.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Virale falls under Shahuwadi tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Virale is Shenoli, about 38 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 Virale.

Virale is about 49 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Virale is in Shahuwadi tehsil of Kolhapur district. Shahuwadi is about 14 km away. Shenoli is about 38 km away. Kolhapur is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.