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About Hosapura Village

Hosapura is a mid sized village in Gundlupet tehsil, in the district of Chamarajanagar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 736, made up of 395 males and 341 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 196.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hosapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hosapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chamarajanagar
Tehsil Gundlupet
Pincode 571109
Area (hectares) 196.08 hectares
Population 736
Male Population 395
Female Population 341
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 863
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hosapura compares

By the 2011 count Hosapura is the 88th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,434 residents. Its 196.08 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Hosapura

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

Hosapura lies about 35 km from Chamarajanagar, and the nearest railway station is Nanjangud Town, about 11 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 Hosapura
Nearest town Nanjangūd 11 km
Nearest railway station Nanjangud Town 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Gundlupet 25 km
District headquarters Chamarajanagar 35 km

Villages closest to Hosapura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hosapura village had a population of 736. That makes it the 88th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,434 residents.

Hosapura village has 395 males and 341 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hosapura has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Hosapura is 571109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hosapura covers 196.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hosapura falls under Gundlupet tehsil of Chamarajanagar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hosapura is Nanjangud Town, about 11 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 Hosapura.

Hosapura is about 35 km from Chamarajanagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hosapura is in Gundlupet tehsil of Chamarajanagar district. Nanjangūd is about 11 km away. Nanjangud Town is about 11 km away. Gundlupet 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 Hirikati (4.3 km), Talale (5.2 km) and Mayanayakanapura (5.3 km).

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

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