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About Hosil Village

Hosil is a small village in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 479, made up of 249 males and 230 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hosil Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hosil village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Shaligram Ram Narayanpur
Pincode 825403
Area (hectares) 55.17 hectares
Population 479
Male Population 249
Female Population 230
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hosil compares

By the 2011 count Hosil is the 121st largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 758 residents. Its 55.17 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Hosil

Hosil is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hosil as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Hosil from other places

Hosil lies about 17 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Katkamsandi, about 49 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 Hosil
Tehsil headquarters Shaligram Ram Narayanpur 17 km
District headquarters Chatra 17 km
Nearest town Chatrā 17 km
Nearest railway station Katkamsandi 49 km

Villages closest to Hosil

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur 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.

Common questions about Hosil

As per the Census of India 2011, Hosil village had a population of 479. That makes it the 121st largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 758 residents.

Hosil village has 249 males and 230 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hosil has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Hosil is 825403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hosil covers 55.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Hosil falls under Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Hosil is Katkamsandi, about 49 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Hosil.

Hosil is about 17 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hosil is in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil of Chatra district. Shaligram Ram Narayanpur is about 17 km away. Chatra is about 17 km away. Chatrā is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chaukhara (under 2 km), Pindra (under 2 km) and Aunrwa (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Hosil today is likely to be higher.

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