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About Hosakoti Village

Hosakoti is a large village in Ramdurg tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,155, made up of 1,528 males and 1,627 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,065 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1306.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hosakoti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hosakoti village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Ramdurg
Pincode 591114
Area (hectares) 1306.56 hectares
Population 3,155
Male Population 1,528
Female Population 1,627
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,065
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hosakoti compares

By the 2011 count Hosakoti is the 18th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,945 residents. Its 1306.56 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

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 village. 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 89 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Kajjidoni, about 21 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 town Mudhol 19 km
Nearest railway station Kajjidoni 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Ramdurg 25 km
District headquarters Belgaum 89 km

Villages closest to Hosakoti

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ramdurg 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 3,155. That makes it the 18th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,945 residents.

Hosakoti village has 1,528 males and 1,627 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hosakoti has about 1065 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Hosakoti is 591114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hosakoti covers 1306.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hosakoti falls under Ramdurg tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hosakoti is Kajjidoni, about 21 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 village for Hosakoti.

Hosakoti is about 89 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hosakoti is in Ramdurg tehsil of Belgaum district. Mudhol is about 19 km away. Kajjidoni is about 21 km away. Ramdurg is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamakeri (2.1 km), Budnikhurd (2.7 km) and Kullur (7.1 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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