About Hosakere Village

Hosakere is a large village in Channagiri tehsil, in the district of Davanagere, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,283, made up of 2,160 males and 2,123 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577551, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hosakere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hosakere village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Davanagere
Tehsil	Channagiri
Pincode	577551
Area (hectares)	153.63 hectares
Population	4,283
Male Population	2,160
Female Population	2,123
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	983
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 among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents. Its 153.63 hectares work out to about 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

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 55 km from Davanagere, and the nearest railway station is Holalkere, about 5.8 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	Holalkere	5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Channagiri	28 km
District headquarters	Davanagere	55 km

Villages closest to Hosakere

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Channagiri 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 4,283. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents.

Hosakere village has 2,160 males and 2,123 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hosakere has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Hosakere is 577551. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hosakere covers 153.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Hosakere falls under Channagiri tehsil of Davanagere district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hosakere is Holalkere, about 5.8 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 55 km from Davanagere in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hosakere is in Channagiri tehsil of Davanagere district. Holalkere is about 5.8 km away. Channagiri is about 28 km away. Davanagere is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.