About Hosakeri Village

Hosakeri is a large village in Hagaribommanahalli tehsil, in the district of Bellary, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,664, made up of 1,365 males and 1,299 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3561.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hosakeri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hosakeri village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Bellary
Tehsil	Hagaribommanahalli
Pincode	583219
Area (hectares)	3561.08 hectares
Population	2,664
Male Population	1,365
Female Population	1,299
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	952
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hosakeri compares

By the 2011 count Hosakeri is the 30th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,552 residents. Its 3561.08 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Hosakeri

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

Hosakeri lies about 68 km from Bellary, and the nearest railway station is Malavi, about 12 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 Hosakeri
Nearest railway station	Malavi	12 km
Nearest town	Kūdligi	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hagaribommanahalli	13 km
District headquarters	Bellary	68 km

Villages closest to Hosakeri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hosakeri village had a population of 2,664. That makes it the 30th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,552 residents.

Hosakeri village has 1,365 males and 1,299 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hosakeri has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Hosakeri is 583219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hosakeri covers 3561.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hosakeri falls under Hagaribommanahalli tehsil of Bellary district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hosakeri is Malavi, about 12 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 - 10 km distance for Hosakeri.

Hosakeri is about 68 km from Bellary in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hosakeri is in Hagaribommanahalli tehsil of Bellary district. Malavi is about 12 km away. Kūdligi is about 12 km away. Hagaribommanahalli is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.