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About Shakhapur Village

Shakhapur is a mid sized village in Addakal tehsil, in the district of Mahbubnagar, Telangana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,880, made up of 938 males and 942 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 606 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 509219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shakhapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shakhapur village
Description Value
State Telangana
District Mahbubnagar
Tehsil Addakal
Pincode 509219
Area (hectares) 606 hectares
Population 1,880
Male Population 938
Female Population 942
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,004
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shakhapur compares

By the 2011 count Shakhapur is the 14th largest of the 21 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,494 residents. Its 606 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Shakhapur

Shakhapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shakhapur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 22 km from Mahbubnagar, and the nearest railway station is Kaukuntla, about 11 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 Addakal 5.0 km
Nearest railway station Kaukuntla 11 km
District headquarters Mahbubnagar 22 km
Nearest town Mahbūbnagar 22 km

Villages closest to Shakhapur

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

Common questions about Shakhapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shakhapur village had a population of 1,880. That makes it the 14th largest of the 21 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,494 residents.

Shakhapur village has 938 males and 942 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shakhapur has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Shakhapur is 509219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shakhapur covers 606 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shakhapur falls under Addakal tehsil of Mahbubnagar district in Telangana.

The nearest railway station to Shakhapur is Kaukuntla, about 11 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 village for Shakhapur.

Shakhapur is about 22 km from Mahbubnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shakhapur is in Addakal tehsil of Mahbubnagar district. Addakal is about 5.0 km away. Kaukuntla is about 11 km away. Mahbubnagar is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shakrapur (under 2 km), Kandur (2.4 km) and Thimmaipalle (3.2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Shakhapur today is likely to be higher.

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