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About Hosabettu Village

Hosabettu is a large village in Mangalore tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,260, made up of 1,095 males and 1,165 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,064 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1006.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hosabettu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hosabettu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil Mangalore
Pincode 574227
Area (hectares) 1006.63 hectares
Population 2,260
Male Population 1,095
Female Population 1,165
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,064
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hosabettu compares

By the 2011 count Hosabettu is the 41st largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents. Its 1006.63 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1060.

Getting to Hosabettu

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

Hosabettu lies about 50 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Surathkal, about under 2 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 Hosabettu
Nearest railway station Surathkal under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Mangalore 8.8 km
Nearest town Mangaluru 8.8 km
District headquarters Dakshina Kannada 50 km

Villages closest to Hosabettu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hosabettu village had a population of 2,260. That makes it the 41st largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents.

Hosabettu village has 1,095 males and 1,165 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hosabettu has about 1064 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1060.

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

Hosabettu covers 1006.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hosabettu falls under Mangalore tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hosabettu is Surathkal, about under 2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Hosabettu.

Hosabettu is about 50 km from Dakshina Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hosabettu is in Mangalore tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Surathkal is about under 2 km away. Mangalore is about 8.8 km away. Mangaluru is about 8.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thokur (2.8 km), Thokur 62 (4.0 km) and Bala (4.0 km).

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

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