# Altur Village, Shahuwadi, Kolhapur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/kolhapur/shahuwadi/altur/ Village · Shahuwadi, Kolhapur # Altur Altur is a village in Shahuwadi sub-district of Kolhapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,591 people in 342 households**, the 45th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%. - 1,591people (2011) - 342households - 56.0%literacy - 1,045females per 1,000 males ## Altur PIN code and other codes Altur falls in Shahuwadi sub-district, Kolhapur district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockShahuwadi - Census village code567020 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Altur from nearby towns? - Shahuwadi (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Kolhapur (district HQ)45 km by road - Malkapur (nearest town)15 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Altur? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Altur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Malkapur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Malkapur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahuwadi - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Altur known for? The main crops are **sugarcane**. Products made here include jaggery. About 3% of the 1,125 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Altur Of every 100 households in Altur in 2011, 83 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Altur · ■ Shahuwadi rural average Electricity for lighting ****83%** **89% Toilet within the home ****49%** **74% No toilet (open defecation) ****25%** **11% Tap water ****72%** **74% Drinking water within premises ****13%** **56% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **87% Use banking services ****82%** **68% Television ****20%** **38% Mobile phone ****50%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****7%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **3% None of these assets ****33%** **26% Own their home ****95%** **96% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Altur? ■ Altur · ■ Shahuwadi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****56.0%** **72.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1045** **1022 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1086** **928 Working population ****62.5%** **52.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.7% for men and 45.6% for women. 62% of men and 63% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 619 (62%) · **■** Farm labourers 157 (16%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 104 (10%) · **■** Marginal 112 (11%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Shahuwadi - Uchat1,644 people - Shembavane1,629 people - Paraleninai1,628 people - Malapude1,594 people - Shivare1,590 people - Valur1,559 people - Kadave1,551 people - Wadicharan1,536 people [All 145 villages in Shahuwadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/kolhapur/shahuwadi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Altur from Kolhapur?45 km by road - What is the population of Altur?1,591 (Census 2011) - Which district is Altur in?Kolhapur district (Shahuwadi sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Altur?56.0% (Census 2011)