About Hosakere Village

Hosakere is a mid sized village in Hiriyur tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,603, made up of 841 males and 762 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 795.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577546, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hosakere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hosakere village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Chitradurga
Tehsil	Hiriyur
Pincode	577546
Area (hectares)	795.6 hectares
Population	1,603
Male Population	841
Female Population	762
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	906
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hosakere compares

By the 2011 count Hosakere is the 53rd largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,525 residents. Its 795.6 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Hosakere

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

Hosakere lies about 53 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Challakere, about 33 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 Hosakere
Nearest railway station	Challakere	33 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hiriyur	34 km
District headquarters	Chitradurga	53 km

Villages closest to Hosakere

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hosakere village had a population of 1,603. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,525 residents.

Hosakere village has 841 males and 762 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hosakere has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Hosakere is 577546. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hosakere covers 795.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hosakere falls under Hiriyur tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hosakere is Challakere, about 33 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 Hosakere.

Hosakere is about 53 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hosakere is in Hiriyur tehsil of Chitradurga district. Challakere is about 33 km away. Hiriyur is about 34 km away. Chitradurga is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.