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About Hosahalli Village

Hosahalli is a small village in Tarikere tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 79, made up of 36 males and 43 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,194 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577228, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hosahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hosahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Tarikere
Pincode 577228
Area (hectares) 148.21 hectares
Population 79
Male Population 36
Female Population 43
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,194
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Hosahalli compares

By the 2011 count Hosahalli is the 184th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 880 residents. Its 148.21 hectares work out to about 0.5 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 989.

Getting to Hosahalli

Hosahalli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hosahalli as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Hosahalli from other places

Hosahalli lies about 38 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Tarikere Junction, about 6.4 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 Hosahalli
Tehsil headquarters Tarikere 6.1 km
Nearest railway station Tarikere Junction 6.4 km
District headquarters Chikmagalur 38 km

Villages closest to Hosahalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hosahalli village had a population of 79. That makes it the 184th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 880 residents.

Hosahalli village has 36 males and 43 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hosahalli has about 1194 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Hosahalli is 577228. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hosahalli covers 148.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hosahalli falls under Tarikere tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hosahalli is Tarikere Junction, about 6.4 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 5 - 10 km distance for Hosahalli.

Hosahalli is about 38 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hosahalli is in Tarikere tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Tarikere is about 6.1 km away. Tarikere Junction is about 6.4 km away. Chikmagalur is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sunnadahalli (2.0 km), Doranalu (2.0 km) and Byrapura (2.1 km).

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

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