# Shakhapur Village, Shorapur, Yadgir (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Shorapur, Yadgir 

# Shakhapur

Shakhapur is a village in Shorapur sub-district of Yadgir district, Karnataka, PIN code **585216**. The 2011 Census counted **967 people in 163 households**, the 142nd largest of 193 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.6%.

- 967people (2011)
- 163households
- 43.8%literacy
- 585216PIN code

## Shakhapur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shakhapur is 585216.** Shakhapur falls in Shorapur sub-district, Yadgir district, Karnataka.

- PIN code585216
- Gram panchayatArkera
- Community development blockShorapur
- Census village code620923

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Shakhapur from nearby towns?

- Shorapur (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Yadgir (district HQ)50 km by road
- Shorapur (nearest town)24 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Shakhapur?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Shakhapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kembhavi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kembhavi
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kembhavi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Shakhapur known for?

The main crops are **cotton and jowar**. About 98% of the 301 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Shakhapur

Of every 100 households in Shakhapur in 2011, 58 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Shakhapur · ■ Shorapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**89%

Tap water ****1%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**94%

Use banking services ****38%**

**44%

Television ****28%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****45%**

**28%

Own their home ****94%**

**88%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Shakhapur?

■ Shakhapur · ■ Shorapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****43.8%**

**52.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1098**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1231**

**945

Working population ****59.8%**

**48.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.8% for men and 33.6% for women. 62% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 159 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 406 (70%) · **■** Other work 10 (2%) · **■** Marginal 3 (1%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Shorapur

- Kangandanahalli992 people
- Chanpatan982 people
- Rajwal980 people
- Kurbantalahalli978 people
- Myalingaddi957 people
- Mushtalli949 people
- Hebbal939 people
- Hemwadgi937 people

[All 201 villages in Shorapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/yadgir/shorapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shakhapur?585216
- How far is Shakhapur from Yadgir?50 km by road
- What is the population of Shakhapur?967 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shakhapur in?Yadgir district (Shorapur sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Shakhapur?43.8% (Census 2011)