About Hosur Village

Hosur is a mid sized village in Koppa tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 873, made up of 433 males and 440 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 798.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hosur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hosur village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Chikmagalur
Tehsil	Koppa
Pincode	577123
Area (hectares)	798.49 hectares
Population	873
Male Population	433
Female Population	440
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,016
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hosur compares

By the 2011 count Hosur is the 38th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents. Its 798.49 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Hosur

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

Hosur lies about 62 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Arasalu, about 50 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 Hosur
Tehsil headquarters	Koppa	12 km
Nearest town	Someshwar	22 km
Nearest railway station	Arasalu	50 km
District headquarters	Chikmagalur	62 km

Villages closest to Hosur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hosur village had a population of 873. That makes it the 38th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents.

Hosur village has 433 males and 440 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hosur has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Hosur is 577123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hosur covers 798.49 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.

Hosur falls under Koppa tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hosur is Arasalu, about 50 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 Hosur.

Hosur is about 62 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hosur is in Koppa tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Koppa is about 12 km away. Someshwar is about 22 km away. Arasalu is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.