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About Hosakatti Village

Hosakatti is a mid sized village in Kundgol tehsil, in the district of Dharwad, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,229, made up of 656 males and 573 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 342.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hosakatti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hosakatti village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dharwad
Tehsil Kundgol
Pincode 581212
Area (hectares) 342.19 hectares
Population 1,229
Male Population 656
Female Population 573
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Hosakatti compares

By the 2011 count Hosakatti is the 41st largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,576 residents. Its 342.19 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Hosakatti

Hosakatti is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hosakatti as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hosakatti from other places

Hosakatti lies about 38 km from Dharwad. 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 Hosakatti
Tehsil headquarters Kundgol 14 km
Nearest town Shiggaon 20 km
District headquarters Dharwad 38 km

Villages closest to Hosakatti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hosakatti village had a population of 1,229. That makes it the 41st largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,576 residents.

Hosakatti village has 656 males and 573 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hosakatti has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Hosakatti is 581212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hosakatti covers 342.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hosakatti falls under Kundgol tehsil of Dharwad district in Karnataka.

The census record for Hosakatti notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Hosakatti.

Hosakatti is about 38 km from Dharwad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hosakatti is in Kundgol tehsil of Dharwad district. Kundgol is about 14 km away. Shiggaon is about 20 km away. Dharwad is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vithalapur (under 2 km), Malali (2.1 km) and Ramanakoppa (2.2 km).

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

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