# Alas Village, Shirol, Kolhapur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/kolhapur/shirol/alas/ Village · Shirol, Kolhapur # Alas Alas is a village in Shirol sub-district of Kolhapur district, Maharashtra, PIN code **416104**. The 2011 Census counted **6,616 people in 1,352 households**, the 15th largest of 54 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.9%. - 6,616people (2011) - 1,352households - 80.2%literacy - 416104PIN code ## Alas PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Alas is 416104.** Alas falls in Shirol sub-district, Kolhapur district, Maharashtra. - PIN code416104 - Community development blockShirol - Census village code567367 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Alas from nearby towns? - Shirol (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Kolhapur (district HQ)65 km by road - Kurundvad (nearest town)10 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 Alas? 24 services counted by the Census are inside Alas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 7 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kurundwad - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shirol - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Alas known for? The main crops are **sugarcane, soybean and banana**. About 52% of the 1,976 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Alas Of every 100 households in Alas in 2011, 88 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Alas · ■ Shirol rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **90% Toilet within the home ****56%** **61% No toilet (open defecation) ****2%** **14% Tap water ****95%** **72% Drinking water within premises ****79%** **67% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%** **48% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****53%** **48% Use banking services ****73%** **73% Television ****52%** **59% Mobile phone ****62%** **60% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****28%** **33% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **4% None of these assets ****14%** **11% Own their home ****90%** **87% 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 Alas? ■ Alas · ■ Shirol rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.2%** **82.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963** **949 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****862** **864 Working population ****43.2%** **41.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.0% for men and 71.2% for women. 61% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 825 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,113 (39%) · **■** Household industry 47 (2%) · **■** Other work 718 (25%) · **■** Marginal 153 (5%) 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 Shirol - Kothali8,617 people - Chipari7,876 people - Dharangutti7,233 people - Herwad7,165 people - Ghosarwad6,615 people - Shiradwad6,167 people - Terwad5,986 people - Arjunwad5,641 people [All 54 villages in Shirol](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/kolhapur/shirol/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Alas?416104 - How far is Alas from Kolhapur?65 km by road - What is the population of Alas?6,616 (Census 2011) - Which district is Alas in?Kolhapur district (Shirol sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Alas?80.2% (Census 2011)