About Hosur Village

Hosur is a mid sized village in Tarikere tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 715, made up of 363 males and 352 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577228, 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	Tarikere
Pincode	577228
Area (hectares)	170.24 hectares
Population	715
Male Population	363
Female Population	352
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	970
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Hosur compares

By the 2011 count Hosur is the 90th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 880 residents. Its 170.24 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

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 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Hosur from other places

Hosur lies about 49 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Masarahalli, about 9.1 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
Nearest railway station	Masarahalli	9.1 km
Nearest town	Bhadrāvati	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tarikere	16 km
District headquarters	Chikmagalur	49 km

Villages closest to Hosur

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.

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Common questions about Hosur

As per the Census of India 2011, Hosur village had a population of 715. That makes it the 90th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 880 residents.

Hosur village has 363 males and 352 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hosur has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

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

Hosur covers 170.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hosur falls under Tarikere tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hosur is Masarahalli, about 9.1 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Hosur.

Hosur is about 49 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 Tarikere tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Masarahalli is about 9.1 km away. Bhadrāvati is about 12 km away. Tarikere is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.