About Hosur Village

Hosur is a large village in Hospet tehsil, in the district of Bellary, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,392, made up of 2,169 males and 2,223 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1263.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hosur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hosur village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Bellary
Tehsil	Hospet
Pincode	583220
Area (hectares)	1263.41 hectares
Population	4,392
Male Population	2,169
Female Population	2,223
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,025
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 the 15th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,845 residents. Its 1263.41 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 997.

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 63 km from Bellary, and the nearest railway station is Munirabad, about 2.6 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	Munirabad	2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hospet	4.4 km
Nearest town	Hosapete	4.4 km
District headquarters	Bellary	63 km

Villages closest to Hosur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hospet 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 4,392. That makes it the 15th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,845 residents.

Hosur village has 2,169 males and 2,223 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hosur has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Hosur is 583220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hosur covers 1263.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hosur falls under Hospet tehsil of Bellary district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hosur is Munirabad, about 2.6 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 63 km from Bellary in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hosur is in Hospet tehsil of Bellary district. Munirabad is about 2.6 km away. Hospet is about 4.4 km away. Hosapete is about 4.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.