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About Hosakote Village

Hosakote is a small village in Dod Ballapur tehsil, in the district of Bangalore Rural, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 170, made up of 89 males and 81 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 325.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 561204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hosakote Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hosakote village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bangalore Rural
Tehsil Dod Ballapur
Pincode 561204
Area (hectares) 325.59 hectares
Population 170
Male Population 89
Female Population 81
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hosakote compares

By the 2011 count Hosakote is the 232nd largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 732 residents. Its 325.59 hectares work out to about 0.5 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 959.

Getting to Hosakote

Hosakote is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hosakote as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Hosakote from other places

Hosakote lies about 27 km from Bangalore Rural, and the nearest railway station is Makalidurga, about 6.0 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 Hosakote
Nearest railway station Makalidurga 6.0 km
Nearest town Gauribidanur 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Dod Ballapur 19 km
District headquarters Bangalore Rural 27 km

Villages closest to Hosakote

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 Hosakote

As per the Census of India 2011, Hosakote village had a population of 170. That makes it the 232nd largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 732 residents.

Hosakote village has 89 males and 81 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hosakote has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 959.

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

Hosakote covers 325.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Hosakote is Makalidurga, about 6.0 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 <5 km distance for Hosakote.

Hosakote is about 27 km from Bangalore Rural in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hosakote is in Dod Ballapur tehsil of Bangalore Rural district. Makalidurga is about 6.0 km away. Gauribidanur is about 18 km away. Dod Ballapur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bankenahalli (under 2 km), Gundumgere (1.6 km) and Ojenahalli (1.9 km).

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

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