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About Umalwad Village

Umalwad is one of the larger villages in Shirol tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,024, made up of 2,615 males and 2,409 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 506.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Umalwad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Umalwad village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Shirol
Pincode 416101
Area (hectares) 506.55 hectares
Population 5,024
Male Population 2,615
Female Population 2,409
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Umalwad compares

By the 2011 count Umalwad is the 24th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 5,928 residents. Its 506.55 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Umalwad

Umalwad is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Umalwad 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Umalwad from other places

Umalwad lies about 36 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Jayasingpur, about under 2 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 Umalwad
Nearest railway station Jayasingpur under 2 km
Nearest town Jaisingpur 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Shirol 9.6 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 36 km

Villages closest to Umalwad

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.

Common questions about Umalwad

As per the Census of India 2011, Umalwad village had a population of 5,024. That makes it the 24th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,928 residents.

Umalwad village has 2,615 males and 2,409 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Umalwad has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Umalwad is 416101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Umalwad covers 506.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Umalwad falls under Shirol tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Umalwad is Jayasingpur, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Umalwad.

Umalwad 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.

Umalwad is in Shirol tehsil of Kolhapur district. Jayasingpur is about under 2 km away. Jaisingpur is about 3.1 km away. Shirol is about 9.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Udagaon (2.6 km), Jayshingpur (2.9 km) and Dharangutti (8.2 km).

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

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