About Hosur Village

Hosur is one of the larger villages in Pattikonda tehsil, in the district of Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,114, made up of 3,598 males and 3,516 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3692 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 518382, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hosur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hosur village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Kurnool
Tehsil	Pattikonda
Pincode	518382
Area (hectares)	3692 hectares
Population	7,114
Male Population	3,598
Female Population	3,516
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	977
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Hosur compares

By the 2011 count Hosur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 6,269 residents. Its 3692 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Hosur

Hosur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hosur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hosur from other places

Hosur lies about 79 km from Kurnool, and the nearest railway station is Molagavalli, about 9.7 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Hosur
Tehsil headquarters	Pattikonda	5.0 km
Nearest railway station	Molagavalli	9.7 km
Nearest town	Guntakal	26 km
District headquarters	Kurnool	79 km

Villages closest to Hosur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pattikonda tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Hosur

As per the Census of India 2011, Hosur village had a population of 7,114. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,269 residents.

Hosur village has 3,598 males and 3,516 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hosur has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Hosur is 518382. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hosur covers 3692 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hosur falls under Pattikonda tehsil of Kurnool district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Hosur is Molagavalli, about 9.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Hosur.

Hosur is about 79 km from Kurnool in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hosur is in Pattikonda tehsil of Kurnool district. Pattikonda is about 5.0 km away. Molagavalli is about 9.7 km away. Guntakal is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.