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Karnataka Cabinet clears Rs 151 crore for ballot boxes, webcasting of panchayat polls
Reported by The Economic Times.
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- LGD code
- 600313
- Pincode
- 585412
- Post office
- Chitguppa
- Population
- 2,080
- Households
- 391
- Literacy rate
- 50%
- Sex ratio
- 968 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 989
Census 2011 · in context
How Shamtabad compares
By population, Shamtabad ranks #21 of 37 villages in Chitaguppa mandal.
Literacy rate
%
50.0%
−4.8% vs mandal average
- Shamtabad
- 50.0%
- Chitaguppa mandal
- 54.8%
- Bidar district
- 61.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
968
−2 vs mandal average
- Shamtabad
- 968
- Chitaguppa mandal
- 970
Household size
people per home
5.3
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Shamtabad
- 5.3
- Chitaguppa mandal
- 5.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Shamtabad at a glance
Shamtabad is a village of 2,080 people in 391 households (Census 2011) in Chitaguppa taluk, Bidar district, Karnataka, the 21st-largest of 37 villages in Chitaguppa taluk. Literacy is 50%, 5 points below the taluk average of 55% and the sex ratio is 968 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 585412, served by Chitguppa post office; the LGD village code is 600313. The village votes in Chittapur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Priyank Kharge. The population is estimated at 2,362 in 2026, up 14% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Shamtabad
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- CHITGOPPA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 4
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 50
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 15
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- BELKERA
- Total area (ha)
- 981.99
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 94
- Forest area (ha)
- 149.73
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Shamtabad
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Shamtabad
- LGD code
- 600313
- Pincode
- 585412
- Post office
- Chitguppa
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,080
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,362
- Households
- 391
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 968
- Literacy rate
- 50.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Gulbarga
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Chittapur
- Member of Parliament
- Radhakrishna
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Priyank Kharge
- Block / Mandal
- Chitaguppa
- Nearest bank
- Canara Bank (13.2 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Malkhaid Road (13.6 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 585412
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Other villages in Chitaguppa mandal
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- Bemalkheda
- Kodambal
- Mangalgi
- Changlera
- Mustari
- Udbal
- Taimadgi
- Meenkhera
- Itga
- Muthangi
- Belkera
- Madargi
- Kandgoal
- Nagankera
- Udamnalli
- Walkhandi
- Karaknalli
- Bannalli
- Boral
- Wadankera
- Bashirapur
- Karpakpalli
- Madgul
- Mudgal
- Bhadrapur
- Rampur
- Hippargaon
- Polakpalli Thanda
- Devgir Thanada
- Alipur Thanda
- Baskernagar
- Chitguppa (Rural)
- Gurdal
- Saidapur
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-07
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-18
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)