About Alas Village

Alas is one of the larger villages in Shirol tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,616, made up of 3,370 males and 3,246 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1975.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alas village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Kolhapur
Tehsil	Shirol
Pincode	416104
Area (hectares)	1975.54 hectares
Population	6,616
Male Population	3,370
Female Population	3,246
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	963
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Alas compares

By the 2011 count Alas is the 15th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 5,928 residents. Its 1975.54 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Alas

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

Alas lies about 43 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Shedbal, about 14 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 Alas
Nearest town	Kurandvād	5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shirol	9.4 km
Nearest railway station	Shedbal	14 km
District headquarters	Kolhapur	43 km

Villages closest to Alas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alas village had a population of 6,616. That makes it the 15th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,928 residents.

Alas village has 3,370 males and 3,246 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alas has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Alas is 416104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alas covers 1975.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Alas falls under Shirol tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Alas is Shedbal, about 14 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 Alas.

Alas is about 43 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alas is in Shirol tehsil of Kolhapur district. Kurandvād is about 5.9 km away. Shirol is about 9.4 km away. Shedbal is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.