About Hosur Village

Hosur is one of the larger villages in Parasgad tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,995, made up of 4,048 males and 3,947 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2771.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hosur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hosur village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Belgaum
Tehsil	Parasgad
Pincode	591126
Area (hectares)	2771.59 hectares
Population	7,995
Male Population	4,048
Female Population	3,947
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	975
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hosur compares

By the 2011 count Hosur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,494 residents. Its 2771.59 hectares work out to about 2.9 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 978.

Getting to Hosur

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

Hosur lies about 2.1 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Belagavi, about 1.5 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 Hosur
Nearest railway station	Belagavi	1.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Parasgad	2.1 km
District headquarters	Belgaum	2.1 km

Villages closest to Hosur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hosur village had a population of 7,995. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,494 residents.

Hosur village has 4,048 males and 3,947 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hosur has about 975 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 978.

The pincode recorded for Hosur is 591126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hosur covers 2771.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hosur falls under Parasgad tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hosur is Belagavi, about 1.5 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 Hosur.

Hosur is about 2.1 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hosur is in Parasgad tehsil of Belgaum district. Belagavi is about 1.5 km away. Parasgad is about 2.1 km away. Belgaum is about 2.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.