# Kapshi Village, Shahuwadi, Kolhapur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Shahuwadi, Kolhapur 

# Kapshi

Kapshi is a village in Shahuwadi sub-district of Kolhapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,634 people in 637 households**, the 8th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 2,634people (2011)
- 637households
- 75.1%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Kapshi PIN code and other codes

Kapshi falls in Shahuwadi sub-district, Kolhapur district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockShahuwadi
- Census village code567079

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

## How far is Kapshi from nearby towns?

- Shahuwadi (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Kolhapur (district HQ)45 km by road
- Malkapur (nearest town)10 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 Kapshi?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Kapshi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Malkapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahuwadi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Kapshi known for?

The main crops are **sugarcane**. Products made here include jaggery. About 29% of the 419 hectares of village land is sown, and 28 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Kapshi

Of every 100 households in Kapshi in 2011, 90 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Kapshi · ■ Shahuwadi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**11%

Tap water ****78%**

**74%

Drinking water within premises ****77%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

**87%

Use banking services ****82%**

**68%

Television ****46%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**16%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****18%**

**26%

Own their home ****96%**

**96%

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 Kapshi?

■ Kapshi · ■ Shahuwadi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.1%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**1022

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****736**

**928

Working population ****46.1%**

**52.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.5% for men and 65.9% for women. 55% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 494 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 241 (20%) · **■** Household industry 26 (2%) · **■** Other work 297 (24%) · **■** Marginal 155 (13%)

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 Shahuwadi

- Bhedasgaon3,496 people
- Salashi3,244 people
- Pishavi3,101 people
- Charan2,930 people
- Shittur Tarf Malkapur2,579 people
- Rethare2,463 people
- Thergaon2,444 people
- Parali2,399 people

[All 145 villages in Shahuwadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/kolhapur/shahuwadi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kapshi from Kolhapur?45 km by road
- What is the population of Kapshi?2,634 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kapshi in?Kolhapur district (Shahuwadi sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Kapshi?75.1% (Census 2011)
