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About Hosir Village

Hosir is a mid sized village in Tandwa tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,451, made up of 749 males and 702 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 931.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 829201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hosir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hosir village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Tandwa
Pincode 829201
Area (hectares) 931.6 hectares
Population 1,451
Male Population 749
Female Population 702
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Hosir compares

By the 2011 count Hosir is the 25th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,246 residents. Its 931.6 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Hosir

Hosir is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Hosir as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Hosir from other places

Hosir lies about 62 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Kole, about 2.0 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 Kole 2.0 km
Nearest town Churi 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Tandwa 20 km
District headquarters Chatra 62 km

Villages closest to Hosir

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hosir village had a population of 1,451. That makes it the 25th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,246 residents.

Hosir village has 749 males and 702 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hosir has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Hosir is 829201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hosir covers 931.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hosir falls under Tandwa tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Hosir is Kole, about 2.0 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Hosir.

Hosir is about 62 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 Tandwa tehsil of Chatra district. Kole is about 2.0 km away. Churi is about 10 km away. Tandwa is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bachra (3.6 km), Kichto (6.2 km) and Piparwar Alias Mangardahal (6.6 km).

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

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