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About Hosahalli Village

Hosahalli is a mid sized village in Holalkere tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 696, made up of 337 males and 359 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,065 females per 1000 males. The village covers 440.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577540, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hosahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hosahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Holalkere
Pincode 577540
Area (hectares) 440.25 hectares
Population 696
Male Population 337
Female Population 359
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,065
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hosahalli compares

By the 2011 count Hosahalli is the 106th largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,148 residents. Its 440.25 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 976.

Getting to Hosahalli

Hosahalli is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Hosahalli as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Hosahalli from other places

Hosahalli lies about 34 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Chikjajur Junction, about 3.9 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
Nearest railway station Chikjajur Junction 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Holalkere 9.2 km
Nearest town Channagiri 22 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 34 km

Villages closest to Hosahalli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Holalkere 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 696. That makes it the 106th largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,148 residents.

Hosahalli village has 337 males and 359 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hosahalli has about 1065 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Hosahalli is 577540. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hosahalli covers 440.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hosahalli falls under Holalkere tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hosahalli is Chikjajur Junction, about 3.9 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Hosahalli.

Hosahalli is about 34 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hosahalli is in Holalkere tehsil of Chitradurga district. Chikjajur Junction is about 3.9 km away. Holalkere is about 9.2 km away. Channagiri is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hulemalali (1.6 km), Kodagavalli (1.9 km) and Agrahara (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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