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About Hosakoti Village

Hosakoti is a mid sized village in Badami tehsil, in the district of Bagalkot, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 965, made up of 478 males and 487 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1221.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 587206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hosakoti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hosakoti village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bagalkot
Tehsil Badami
Pincode 587206
Area (hectares) 1221.84 hectares
Population 965
Male Population 478
Female Population 487
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hosakoti compares

By the 2011 count Hosakoti is the 101st largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,656 residents. Its 1221.84 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Hosakoti

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

Hosakoti lies about 29 km from Bagalkot, and the nearest railway station is Kajjidoni, about 11 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 Hosakoti
Nearest railway station Kajjidoni 11 km
Nearest town Rāmdurg 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Badami 28 km
District headquarters Bagalkot 29 km

Villages closest to Hosakoti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hosakoti village had a population of 965. That makes it the 101st largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,656 residents.

Hosakoti village has 478 males and 487 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hosakoti has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 998.

The pincode recorded for Hosakoti is 587206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hosakoti covers 1221.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hosakoti falls under Badami tehsil of Bagalkot district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hosakoti is Kajjidoni, about 11 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Hosakoti.

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

Hosakoti is in Badami tehsil of Bagalkot district. Kajjidoni is about 11 km away. Rāmdurg is about 22 km away. Badami is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kainakatti (1.7 km), Saganur (2.7 km) and Jangawad (3.7 km).

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

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