Altur, Shahuwadi, Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India

Content updated on September 16, 2024.

Geographic Location of Altur


The village Altur is located in Shahuwadi Tahsil of Kolhapur District in the State of Maharashtra in India. It comes under Shahuwadi Community Development Block. The nearest town is Malkapur, which is about 15 kilometers away from Altur.

Travel and Communication for Altur


The village is connected by public bus services. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Altur,
Kolhapur,
Maharashtra, India
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Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Altur


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Altur is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Altur is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Altur


As per available data from the year 2009, 1591 persons live in 342 house holds in the village Altur. There are 813 female individuals and 778 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 51.1% and males constitute 48.9% of the total population.

There are 126 scheduled castes persons of which 64 are females and 62 are males. Females constitute 50.79% and males constitute 49.21% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 7.92% of the total population.

Population density of Altur is 141.48 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Altur


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Total area of Altur is 1124.53 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 35.54 ha. About 24.54 ha is un-irrigated area. About 11 ha is irrigated area. About 4.5 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 20.04 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 27.47 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 19.53 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 3 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 202 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 103 ha is culturable waste land. About 295 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 438.99 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Altur


There are 3 government pre-primary schools in the village Altur.

There are 3 government primary schools in the village Altur.

There is a government middle school in the village Altur.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a government secondary school in Karangale, which is less than 5 kms away from Altur.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a government senior secondary school in Malkapur, which is 5-10 kms away from Altur.

Colleges in Altur


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a government arts and science degree college in Malkapur, which is 5-10 kms away from Altur.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Kolhapur, which is more than 10 kms away from Altur.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a government medical college in Kolhapur, which is more than 10 kms away from Altur.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a government management institute in Kolhapur, which is more than 10 kms away from Altur.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a government polytechnic institute in Kolhapur, which is more than 10 kms away from Altur.

Other Educational Facilities in Altur


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Shahuwadi, which is more than 10 kms away from Altur.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Shahuwadi, which is more than 10 kms away from Altur.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Kolhapur, which is more than 10 kms away from Altur.

Healthcare Facilities in Altur


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Altur.

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Altur.

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Altur.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Altur.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Altur.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Altur.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Altur.

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Altur.

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Altur.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Altur.

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Altur.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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