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About Hosahalli Village

Hosahalli is a mid sized village in Dod Ballapur tehsil, in the district of Bangalore Rural, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,805, made up of 915 males and 890 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 654.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 561204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hosahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hosahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bangalore Rural
Tehsil Dod Ballapur
Pincode 561204
Area (hectares) 654.6 hectares
Population 1,805
Male Population 915
Female Population 890
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hosahalli compares

By the 2011 count Hosahalli is the 22nd largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 732 residents. Its 654.6 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Hosahalli

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

Hosahalli lies about 6.5 km from Bangalore Rural, and the nearest railway station is Dodballapur, about 4.5 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 Hosahalli
Nearest railway station Dodballapur 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Dod Ballapur 6.1 km
Nearest town Doddaballapura 6.1 km
District headquarters Bangalore Rural 6.5 km

Villages closest to Hosahalli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dod Ballapur 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 Hosahalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Hosahalli village had a population of 1,805. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 732 residents.

Hosahalli village has 915 males and 890 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hosahalli has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Hosahalli is 561204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hosahalli covers 654.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hosahalli falls under Dod Ballapur tehsil of Bangalore Rural district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hosahalli is Dodballapur, about 4.5 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 Hosahalli.

Hosahalli is about 6.5 km from Bangalore Rural in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hosahalli is in Dod Ballapur tehsil of Bangalore Rural district. Dodballapur is about 4.5 km away. Dod Ballapur is about 6.1 km away. Doddaballapura is about 6.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chunchegowdanahosahalli (under 2 km), Majarahosahalli (under 2 km) and Adinarayana Hosahalli (under 2 km).

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

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