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About Hoskoti Village

Hoskoti is a large village in Sampgaon tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,262, made up of 1,642 males and 1,620 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1216.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hoskoti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hoskoti village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Sampgaon
Pincode 591121
Area (hectares) 1216.73 hectares
Population 3,262
Male Population 1,642
Female Population 1,620
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Hoskoti compares

By the 2011 count Hoskoti is the 32nd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,515 residents. Its 1216.73 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 981.

Getting to Hoskoti

Hoskoti is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Hoskoti 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hoskoti from other places

Hoskoti lies about 40 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Kambarganvi, about 25 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 Hoskoti
Nearest town Bail-Hongal 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Sampgaon 15 km
Nearest railway station Kambarganvi 25 km
District headquarters Belgaum 40 km

Villages closest to Hoskoti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hoskoti village had a population of 3,262. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,515 residents.

Hoskoti village has 1,642 males and 1,620 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hoskoti has about 987 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 981.

The pincode recorded for Hoskoti is 591121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hoskoti covers 1216.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hoskoti falls under Sampgaon tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hoskoti is Kambarganvi, about 25 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Hoskoti.

Hoskoti is about 40 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hoskoti is in Sampgaon tehsil of Belgaum district. Bail-Hongal is about 14 km away. Sampgaon is about 15 km away. Kambarganvi 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 Khodanapur (under 2 km), Kulamanatti (2.6 km) and Savatagi (3.0 km).

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

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