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- LGD code
- 600683
- Pincode
- 584126
- Post office
- Mosarkal
- Population
- 498
- Households
- 91
- Literacy rate
- 33.7%
- Sex ratio
- 1075 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 311
Census 2011 · in context
How Shakapur compares
By population, Shakapur ranks #68 of 91 villages in Arakera mandal.
Literacy rate
%
33.7%
−3.3% vs mandal average
- Shakapur
- 33.7%
- Arakera mandal
- 37.0%
- Raichur district
- 50.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,075
+65 vs mandal average
- Shakapur
- 1,075
- Arakera mandal
- 1,010
Household size
people per home
5.5
−0.3 vs mandal average
- Shakapur
- 5.5
- Arakera mandal
- 5.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Shakapur at a glance
Shakapur is a village of 498 people in 91 households (Census 2011) in Arakera taluk, Raichur district, Karnataka, the 68th-largest of 91 villages in Arakera taluk. Literacy is 34%, 3 points below the taluk average of 37% and the sex ratio is 1,075 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 584126, served by Mosarkal post office; the LGD village code is 600683. The village votes in Kanakagiri assembly constituency, represented by MLA Tangadagi Shivaraj Sangappa. The population is estimated at 587 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Jeerabandi →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shakapur · this village | 498 | 34% | — |
| Chickbudur · Devadurga | 1,380 | 47% | — |
| Gundgurthi · Devadurga | 938 | 53% | — |
| Yermarus · Arakera | 915 | 51% | — |
| Jerbandi · Devadurga | 889 | 49% | — |
| Devergud · Arakera | 611 | 33% | — |
| Sugarhal · Devadurga | 541 | 52% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Shakapur
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Primary school
- 1
- 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
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- DEVADURGA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 22
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 65
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 22
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- MUSTUR
- Total area (ha)
- 447.41
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 206.4
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Shakapur
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Shakapur
- LGD code
- 600683
- Pincode
- 584126
- Post office
- Mosarkal
- Population (Census 2011)
- 498
- Population (projected 2026)
- 587
- Households
- 91
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1075
- Literacy rate
- 33.7%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Koppal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Kanakagiri
- Member of Parliament
- K. Rajashekar Basavaraj Hitnal
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Tangadagi Shivaraj Sangappa
- Block / Mandal
- Arakera
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 584126
- MasarkalDevadurga mandal5,917 pop
- HirebudurDevadurga mandal2,209 pop
- KaradiguddaDevadurga mandal1,807 pop
- SunkeshwarhalArakera mandal1,624 pop
- MustoorArakera mandal1,591 pop
- JagatkalArakera mandal1,519 pop
- ChintalkuntaArakera mandal1,512 pop
- ChickbudurDevadurga mandal1,380 pop
- ShivangiArakera mandal1,281 pop
Same name, different place
Other villages named Shakapur
Looking for a different Shakapur? 7 other villages share this name across India. All villages named Shakapur →
- ShakapurKasimabad · Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh2,353 pop
- ShakapurKushtagi · Koppal, Karnataka1,556 pop
- ShakapurJevargi · Kalaburagi, Karnataka1,431 pop
- ShakapurSirwar · Raichur, Karnataka1,111 pop
- ShakapurYadrami · Kalaburagi, Karnataka510 pop
- ShakapurPargi · Vikarabad, Telangana9 pop
- ShakapurNarsapur G · Nirmal, Telangana0 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Shakapur
Other villages in Arakera mandal
View all 60+ →- Arkera
- Galag
- Kyadigera
- Benderganekal
- Kothdoddi
- Ramdurg
- Maladkal
- Bhumangund
- Somanmardi
- Hosur Siddapur
- Akalkumpi
- Mundargi
- Nagaddinni
- Gandhal
- Mallapur
- Wandli
- Alkod
- Bommanhalli
- Honkatmalli
- Neelgal
- Jagir-Jadaldinni
- Ganekal
- Bhogiramangund
- Ooti
- Hemnur
- Sunkeshwarhal
- Shavantgal
- Mustoor
- Palkanmardi
- Jagatkal
- Chintalkunta
- Chadkalgudda
- Mudalagund
- Sunnadkal
- Maseedpur
- Bandegud
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)