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- LGD code
- 620901
- Pincode
- 585216
- Post office
- Kembhavi
- Population
- 601
- Households
- 126
- Literacy rate
- 52.2%
- Sex ratio
- 1003 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 286
- Distance to district centre
- 254 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 264 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 588 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 91 km
- Nearest railway station
- Bhiknur · 7 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Sathish Hospital · 3 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Kachapur compares
By population, Kachapur ranks #89 of 109 villages in Shorapur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
52.2%
+9.7% vs mandal average
- Kachapur
- 52.2%
- Shorapur mandal
- 42.5%
- Yadgir district
- 43.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,003
+18 vs mandal average
- Kachapur
- 1,003
- Shorapur mandal
- 985
Household size
people per home
4.8
−1.0 vs mandal average
- Kachapur
- 4.8
- Shorapur mandal
- 5.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kachapur at a glance
Kachapur is a village of 601 people in 126 households (Census 2011) in Shorapur taluk, Yadgir district, Karnataka, the 89th-largest of 109 villages in Shorapur taluk. Literacy is 52%, 10 points above the taluk average of 43% and the sex ratio is 1,003 women per 1,000 men. It lies 254 km from the Yadgir district centre, 6 km from Bhiknoor, the nearest town, 7 km from Bhiknur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 585216, served by Kembhavi post office; the LGD village code is 620901. The nearest hospital or health centre is Sathish Hospital, 3 km away. The village votes in Shorapur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Raja Venkatappa Naik. The population is estimated at 709 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kachapur
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- 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
- 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
- No
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- TALIKOTA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 22
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 90
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 42
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- YEKTAPUR
- Total area (ha)
- 150.8
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kachapur
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Kachapur
- LGD code
- 620901
- Pincode
- 585216
- Post office
- Kembhavi
- Population (Census 2011)
- 601
- Population (projected 2026)
- 709
- Households
- 126
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1003
- Literacy rate
- 52.2%
- Coordinates
- 18.19841°N, 78.45652°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Raichur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Shorapur
- Member of Parliament
- G Kumar Naik
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Raja Venkatappa Naik
- Block / Mandal
- Shorapur
Getting there
How to reach Kachapur
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bengaluru588 kmcapital
- Hyderabad91 km
- Mumbai596 km
- Chennai601 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationBhiknur7 km
- Bus stopRamayampet bus stop10 km
- Hospital / PHCSathish Hospital3 km
- ATM / bankBanking Servies Point3 km
- Petrol pumpShailaja filling station9 km
- Collegegpd20 km
- Police stationsirikonda police station42 km
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-15
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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