About Hosir Village

Hosir is a mid sized village in Lawalaung tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,006, made up of 497 males and 509 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 899 hectares hectares.

Hosir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hosir village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Chatra
Tehsil	Lawalaung
Area (hectares)	899 hectares
Population	1,006
Male Population	497
Female Population	509
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,024
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hosir compares

By the 2011 count Hosir is the 19th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 522 residents. Its 899 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Hosir

Hosir is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Hosir as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hosir from other places

Hosir lies about 29 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Balumath, about 27 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 Hosir
Nearest railway station	Balumath	27 km
Tehsil headquarters	Lawalaung	29 km
District headquarters	Chatra	29 km
Nearest town	Chatrā	29 km

Villages closest to Hosir

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lawalaung 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 Hosir

As per the Census of India 2011, Hosir village had a population of 1,006. That makes it the 19th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 522 residents.

Hosir village has 497 males and 509 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hosir has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

Hosir covers 899 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hosir falls under Lawalaung tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Hosir is Balumath, about 27 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Hosir is about 29 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hosir is in Lawalaung tehsil of Chatra district. Balumath is about 27 km away. Lawalaung is about 29 km away. Chatra is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.