Altur, Shahuwadi

Altur (आलतुर) is a village located in the Shahuwadi Taluka of Kolhapur district of Maharashtra. The village falls in Shahuwadi block and comes under Altur Correct Name Village Panchayat.

As on January 2025, the current population of Altur is 1.8 thousands out of which 887 are males and rest 928 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1046 females per 1000 males. There are around 219 teenagers in Altur. It has literacy rate of 48% which means around 876 persons can read and write. Total 144 people belonging to scheduled caste and 0 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 390 households in Altur, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 1.1 thousands. The pincode of Altur is 415101 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Malkapur S.O (Kolhapur)
• Gajapur Branch Post office
• Karungale Branch Post office
• Parali Ninai Branch Post office
• Warul Branch Post office

Schools

Altur has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Malkapur High.Malkapur
• New English School For Girls Malakapur
• Shri Ambeshwar Mada Vidyalaya Amba
• Shri Baldas Maharaj Madh. V Uch Madh Vidyalay Shirgaon
• Kai. Sukumar Gurudas Nageshakar High Warul

Hospitals

Altur has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Savarde Kh Sub-Center
• Bhendavade Sub-Center
• Kadave Sub-Center
• Kolgaon Sub-Center
• Perid Sub-Center

Banks

Altur has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• Bank of India Malkapur
• HDFC Bank Malkapur
• State Bank of India Malkapur Kolhapur
• The Shamrao Vithal Cooperative Bank Wai Urban Coop BK LTD-Malkapur
• Yes Bank Sarjeraodada Naik Shirala Sahkari Bank Malkapur