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About Hosakatte Village

Hosakatte is a small village in Honnali tehsil, in the district of Davanagere, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 434, made up of 226 males and 208 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hosakatte Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hosakatte village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Davanagere
Tehsil Honnali
Pincode 577217
Area (hectares) 111.58 hectares
Population 434
Male Population 226
Female Population 208
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hosakatte compares

By the 2011 count Hosakatte is the 126th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,404 residents. Its 111.58 hectares work out to about 3.9 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 982.

Getting to Hosakatte

Hosakatte is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hosakatte as Available within 5 - 10 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 Hosakatte from other places

Hosakatte lies about 47 km from Davanagere, and the nearest railway station is Harnahalli, 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 Hosakatte
Tehsil headquarters Honnali 18 km
Nearest town Shikaripura 18 km
Nearest railway station Harnahalli 33 km
District headquarters Davanagere 47 km

Villages closest to Hosakatte

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hosakatte village had a population of 434. That makes it the 126th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,404 residents.

Hosakatte village has 226 males and 208 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hosakatte has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Hosakatte is 577217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hosakatte covers 111.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hosakatte falls under Honnali tehsil of Davanagere district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hosakatte is Harnahalli, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Hosakatte.

Hosakatte is about 47 km from Davanagere in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hosakatte is in Honnali tehsil of Davanagere district. Honnali is about 18 km away. Shikaripura is about 18 km away. Harnahalli is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamalapura (9.8 km), Kathige (12 km) and Madenahalli (13 km).

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

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