About Hosir Village

Hosir is one of the larger villages in Kanke tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,242, made up of 3,247 males and 2,995 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 409.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 834006, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hosir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hosir village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Kanke
Pincode	834006
Area (hectares)	409.4 hectares
Population	6,242
Male Population	3,247
Female Population	2,995
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	922
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Hosir compares

By the 2011 count Hosir is the 7th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,126 residents. Its 409.4 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Gobarhappa, Haldama, Hethkonki and Hochar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 6,242. That makes it the 7th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,126 residents.

Hosir village has 3,247 males and 2,995 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hosir has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Hosir is 834006. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hosir covers 409.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Hosir falls under Kanke tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Hosir notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 in Kanke tehsil of Ranchi district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.