Shaktinagar is a census town in Raichur district in the Indian state of Karnataka. There is a coal based thermal power plant set up by Karnataka Power Corporation Limited ( KPCL ). As of 2001 India census, Shaktinagar had a population of 18,983. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Shaktinagar has an average literacy rate of 65%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 74%, and female literacy is 55%. In Shaktinagar, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age. Shaktinagar is located 20km away from Raichur along Raichur - Hyderabad route. Shaktinagar is famous for its thermal power station which generates electricity from coal and is called R.T.P.S. Raichur thermal power station. Hence called shaktinagar (In kannada shakti = Power, Nagar = place). Shatkinagar is situated on the border of Karnataka. Prior to RTPS there was a small village called Deosugar which is famous for its Lord Sugureshwara temple. Every year car fair is held at the temple...
