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About Hosangadi Village

Hosangadi is a large village in Beltangadi tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,366, made up of 1,637 males and 1,729 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,056 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1063.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hosangadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hosangadi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil Beltangadi
Pincode 574227
Area (hectares) 1063.96 hectares
Population 3,366
Male Population 1,637
Female Population 1,729
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,056
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hosangadi compares

By the 2011 count Hosangadi is the 31st largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,187 residents. Its 1063.96 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1024.

Getting to Hosangadi

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

Hosangadi lies about 28 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Bantawal, about 19 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 Hosangadi
Nearest town Mūdbidri 11 km
Nearest railway station Bantawal 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Beltangadi 20 km
District headquarters Dakshina Kannada 28 km

Villages closest to Hosangadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hosangadi village had a population of 3,366. That makes it the 31st largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,187 residents.

Hosangadi village has 1,637 males and 1,729 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hosangadi has about 1056 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1024.

The pincode recorded for Hosangadi is 574227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hosangadi covers 1063.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hosangadi falls under Beltangadi tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hosangadi is Bantawal, about 19 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 Hosangadi.

Hosangadi is about 28 km from Dakshina Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hosangadi is in Beltangadi tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Mūdbidri is about 11 km away. Bantawal is about 19 km away. Beltangadi is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badakodi (under 2 km), Gunduri (3.1 km) and Arambodi (4.4 km).

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

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