About Hosuru Village

Hosuru is a mid sized village in Koppa tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,416, made up of 694 males and 722 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1394.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577150, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hosuru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hosuru village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Chikmagalur
Tehsil	Koppa
Pincode	577150
Area (hectares)	1394.59 hectares
Population	1,416
Male Population	694
Female Population	722
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,040
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hosuru compares

By the 2011 count Hosuru is the 17th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents. Its 1394.59 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Hosuru

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

Hosuru lies about 35 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Chikkamagaluru, about 38 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 Hosuru
Tehsil headquarters	Koppa	15 km
District headquarters	Chikmagalur	35 km
Nearest town	Chikmagalūr	35 km
Nearest railway station	Chikkamagaluru	38 km

Villages closest to Hosuru

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 Hosuru

As per the Census of India 2011, Hosuru village had a population of 1,416. That makes it the 17th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents.

Hosuru village has 694 males and 722 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hosuru has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Hosuru is 577150. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hosuru covers 1394.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hosuru falls under Koppa tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hosuru is Chikkamagaluru, about 38 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 Hosuru.

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

Hosuru is in Koppa tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Koppa is about 15 km away. Chikmagalur is about 35 km away. Chikmagalūr is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.