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About Hosapete Village

Hosapete is a mid sized village in Sidlaghatta tehsil, in the district of Chikkaballapura, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,336, made up of 624 males and 712 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,141 females per 1000 males. The village covers 815.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 562102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hosapete Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hosapete village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikkaballapura
Tehsil Sidlaghatta
Pincode 562102
Area (hectares) 815.56 hectares
Population 1,336
Male Population 624
Female Population 712
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,141
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hosapete compares

By the 2011 count Hosapete is the 25th largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 667 residents. Its 815.56 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Hosapete

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

Hosapete lies about 22 km from Chikkaballapura, and the nearest railway station is Sidlagatta, about 13 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 Hosapete
Nearest town Vijayapura 5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Sidlaghatta 13 km
Nearest railway station Sidlagatta 13 km
District headquarters Chikkaballapura 22 km

Villages closest to Hosapete

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hosapete village had a population of 1,336. That makes it the 25th largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 667 residents.

Hosapete village has 624 males and 712 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hosapete has about 1141 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Hosapete is 562102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hosapete covers 815.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hosapete falls under Sidlaghatta tehsil of Chikkaballapura district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hosapete is Sidlagatta, about 13 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 Hosapete.

Hosapete is about 22 km from Chikkaballapura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hosapete is in Sidlaghatta tehsil of Chikkaballapura district. Vijayapura is about 5.2 km away. Sidlaghatta is about 13 km away. Sidlagatta is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Yedulathippenahalli (under 2 km), Ghatamaranahalli (under 2 km) and Chokkandahalli (under 2 km).

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

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