About Hosakote Village

Hosakote is a mid sized village in Gauribidanur tehsil, in the district of Chikkaballapura, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 910, made up of 461 males and 449 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 812.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 561210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hosakote Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hosakote village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Chikkaballapura
Tehsil	Gauribidanur
Pincode	561210
Area (hectares)	812.63 hectares
Population	910
Male Population	461
Female Population	449
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	974
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Hosakote compares

By the 2011 count Hosakote is the 92nd largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents. Its 812.63 hectares work out to about 1.1 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Hosakote

Hosakote is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hosakote 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hosakote from other places

Hosakote lies about 39 km from Chikkaballapura, and the nearest railway station is Someshwara, 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 Hosakote
Nearest railway station	Someshwara	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gauribidanur	13 km
District headquarters	Chikkaballapura	39 km

Villages closest to Hosakote

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hosakote village had a population of 910. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents.

Hosakote village has 461 males and 449 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hosakote has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Hosakote is 561210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hosakote covers 812.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hosakote falls under Gauribidanur tehsil of Chikkaballapura district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hosakote is Someshwara, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Hosakote.

Hosakote is about 39 km from Chikkaballapura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hosakote is in Gauribidanur tehsil of Chikkaballapura district. Someshwara is about 12 km away. Gauribidanur is about 13 km away. Chikkaballapura is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.