About Shakhapur Village

Shakhapur is a mid sized village in Shorapur tehsil, in the district of Yadgir, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 967, made up of 461 males and 506 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,098 females per 1000 males. The village covers 301.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shakhapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shakhapur village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Yadgir
Tehsil	Shorapur
Pincode	585216
Area (hectares)	301.32 hectares
Population	967
Male Population	461
Female Population	506
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,098
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shakhapur compares

By the 2011 count Shakhapur is the 137th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents. Its 301.32 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Shakhapur

Shakhapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shakhapur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Shakhapur from other places

Shakhapur lies about 67 km from Yadgir, and the nearest railway station is Thangundi, about 62 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 Shakhapur
Tehsil headquarters	Shorapur	24 km
Nearest town	Shorāpur	24 km
Nearest railway station	Thangundi	62 km
District headquarters	Yadgir	67 km

Villages closest to Shakhapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shakhapur village had a population of 967. That makes it the 137th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents.

Shakhapur village has 461 males and 506 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shakhapur has about 1098 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Shakhapur is 585216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shakhapur covers 301.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shakhapur falls under Shorapur tehsil of Yadgir district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Shakhapur is Thangundi, about 62 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shakhapur.

Shakhapur is about 67 km from Yadgir in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shakhapur is in Shorapur tehsil of Yadgir district. Shorapur is about 24 km away. Shorāpur is about 24 km away. Thangundi is about 62 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.