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About Hosamalangi Village

Hosamalangi is a large village in Kollegal tehsil, in the district of Chamarajanagar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,453, made up of 1,209 males and 1,244 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 823.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571442, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hosamalangi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hosamalangi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chamarajanagar
Tehsil Kollegal
Pincode 571442
Area (hectares) 823.39 hectares
Population 2,453
Male Population 1,209
Female Population 1,244
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,029
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hosamalangi compares

By the 2011 count Hosamalangi is the 44th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,408 residents. Its 823.39 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Hosamalangi

Hosamalangi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hosamalangi as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Hosamalangi from other places

Hosamalangi lies about 26 km from Chamarajanagar, and the nearest railway station is Badanaguppe, about 24 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 Hosamalangi
Tehsil headquarters Kollegal 11 km
Nearest town Kollegāl 11 km
Nearest railway station Badanaguppe 24 km
District headquarters Chamarajanagar 26 km

Villages closest to Hosamalangi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hosamalangi village had a population of 2,453. That makes it the 44th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,408 residents.

Hosamalangi village has 1,209 males and 1,244 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hosamalangi has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Hosamalangi is 571442. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hosamalangi covers 823.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hosamalangi falls under Kollegal tehsil of Chamarajanagar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hosamalangi is Badanaguppe, about 24 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Hosamalangi.

Hosamalangi is about 26 km from Chamarajanagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hosamalangi is in Kollegal tehsil of Chamarajanagar district. Kollegal is about 11 km away. Kollegāl is about 11 km away. Badanaguppe is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tagarapura (3.8 km), Chilakavadi (3.8 km) and Kunthur (4.1 km).

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

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