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About Hosahalli Village

Hosahalli is one of the larger villages in Kudligi tehsil, in the district of Bellary, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,887, made up of 4,471 males and 4,416 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3127.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583218, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hosahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hosahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bellary
Tehsil Kudligi
Pincode 583218
Area (hectares) 3127.28 hectares
Population 8,887
Male Population 4,471
Female Population 4,416
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hosahalli compares

By the 2011 count Hosahalli is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,876 residents. Its 3127.28 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Hosahalli

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

Hosahalli lies about 38 km from Bellary, and the nearest railway station is Ranjitpura, about 4.7 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 Hosahalli
Nearest town Sandūr 2.6 km
Nearest railway station Ranjitpura 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Kudligi 28 km
District headquarters Bellary 38 km

Villages closest to Hosahalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hosahalli village had a population of 8,887. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,876 residents.

Hosahalli village has 4,471 males and 4,416 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hosahalli has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Hosahalli is 583218. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hosahalli covers 3127.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hosahalli falls under Kudligi tehsil of Bellary district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hosahalli is Ranjitpura, about 4.7 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 Hosahalli.

Hosahalli is about 38 km from Bellary in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hosahalli is in Kudligi tehsil of Bellary district. Sandūr is about 2.6 km away. Ranjitpura is about 4.7 km away. Kudligi is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Appainahalli (14 km), Kodihalli (16 km) and Hulikunta (21 km).

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

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