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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
rukmabai narayan tarape
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- LGD code
- 544356
- Pincode
- 431803
- Post office
- Islapur
- Population
- 349
- Households
- 77
- Literacy rate
- 61.9%
- Sex ratio
- 918 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 197
Census 2011 · in context
How Kupti Kh compares
By population, Kupti Kh ranks #157 of 178 villages in Kinwat mandal.
Literacy rate
%
61.9%
−0.8% vs mandal average
Kupti Kh61.9%
Kinwat mandal62.7%
Nanded district65.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
918
−50 vs mandal average
Kupti Kh918
Kinwat mandal968
Household size
people per home
4.5
−0.2 vs mandal average
Kupti Kh4.5
Kinwat mandal4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kupti Kh at a glance
Kupti Kh is a village of 349 people in 77 households (Census 2011) in Kinwat taluka, Nanded district, Maharashtra, the 157th-largest of 178 villages in Kinwat taluka. Literacy is 62%, about the same as the taluka average of 63% and the sex ratio is 918 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 431803, served by Islapur post office; the LGD village code is 544356. The sarpanch is rukmabai narayan tarape, and the village votes in Arni assembly constituency, represented by MLA Raju Narayan Todsam. The population is estimated at 411 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kupti Kh
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 16
- Power hours (winter)
- 18
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- 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
- Yes
- 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
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Kinwat
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 104
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 100
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 104
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 217.29
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 151.24
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kupti Kh
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Kupti Kh
- LGD code
- 544356
- Pincode
- 431803
- Post office
- Islapur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 349
- Population (projected 2026)
- 411
- Households
- 77
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 918
- Literacy rate
- 61.9%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Chandrapur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Arni
- Member of Parliament
- Pratibha Dhanorkar
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Raju Narayan Todsam
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- rukmabai narayan tarape
- Block / Mandal
- Kinwat
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-15
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-24
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)