About Shakapur Village

Shakapur is a mid sized village in Kushtagi tehsil, in the district of Koppal, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,556, made up of 790 males and 766 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 528.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583277, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shakapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shakapur village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Koppal
Tehsil	Kushtagi
Pincode	583277
Area (hectares)	528.21 hectares
Population	1,556
Male Population	790
Female Population	766
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	970
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shakapur compares

By the 2011 count Shakapur is the 55th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,606 residents. Its 528.21 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Shakapur

Shakapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shakapur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shakapur from other places

Shakapur lies about 42 km from Koppal, and the nearest railway station is Linganabandi, about 2.6 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 Shakapur
Nearest railway station	Linganabandi	2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kushtagi	5.5 km
District headquarters	Koppal	42 km

Villages closest to Shakapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kushtagi 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.

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Common questions about Shakapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shakapur village had a population of 1,556. That makes it the 55th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,606 residents.

Shakapur village has 790 males and 766 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shakapur has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Shakapur is 583277. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shakapur covers 528.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shakapur falls under Kushtagi tehsil of Koppal district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Shakapur is Linganabandi, about 2.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shakapur.

Shakapur is about 42 km from Koppal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shakapur is in Kushtagi tehsil of Koppal district. Linganabandi is about 2.6 km away. Kushtagi is about 5.5 km away. Koppal is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.