About Hosir Village

Hosir is a mid sized village in Barwadih tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 897, made up of 429 males and 468 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,091 females per 1000 males. The village covers 513 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hosir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hosir village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Latehar
Tehsil	Barwadih
Pincode	822126
Area (hectares)	513 hectares
Population	897
Male Population	429
Female Population	468
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,091
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Hosir compares

By the 2011 count Hosir is the 35th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents. Its 513 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 972.

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 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hosir from other places

Hosir lies about 32 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Kechki, about 14 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	Kechki	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barwadih	20 km
Nearest town	Medininagar	24 km
District headquarters	Latehar	32 km

Villages closest to Hosir

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barwadih 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 897. That makes it the 35th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents.

Hosir village has 429 males and 468 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hosir has about 1091 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Hosir is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hosir covers 513 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hosir falls under Barwadih tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Hosir is Kechki, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Hosir is about 32 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hosir is in Barwadih tehsil of Latehar district. Kechki is about 14 km away. Barwadih is about 20 km away. Medininagar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.