About Hossur Village

Hossur is a mid sized village in Chitapur tehsil, in the district of Gulbarga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,694, made up of 848 males and 846 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 723.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hossur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hossur village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Gulbarga
Tehsil	Chitapur
Pincode	585211
Area (hectares)	723.38 hectares
Population	1,694
Male Population	848
Female Population	846
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	998
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hossur compares

By the 2011 count Hossur is the 59th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,247 residents. Its 723.38 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Hossur

Hossur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hossur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Hossur from other places

Hossur lies about 46 km from Gulbarga, and the nearest railway station is Sulehalli, about 10 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 Hossur
Nearest railway station	Sulehalli	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chitapur	11 km
Nearest town	Chītāpur	11 km
District headquarters	Gulbarga	46 km

Villages closest to Hossur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hossur village had a population of 1,694. That makes it the 59th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,247 residents.

Hossur village has 848 males and 846 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hossur has about 998 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 1001.

The pincode recorded for Hossur is 585211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hossur covers 723.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hossur falls under Chitapur tehsil of Gulbarga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hossur is Sulehalli, about 10 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 10+ km distance for Hossur.

Hossur is about 46 km from Gulbarga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hossur is in Chitapur tehsil of Gulbarga district. Sulehalli is about 10 km away. Chitapur is about 11 km away. Chītāpur is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.