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About Kattehosur Village

Kattehosur is a small village in Alur tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 67, made up of 31 males and 36 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,161 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kattehosur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kattehosur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Alur
Pincode 573129
Area (hectares) 111.58 hectares
Population 67
Male Population 31
Female Population 36
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,161
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kattehosur compares

By the 2011 count Kattehosur is the 212th largest of the 239 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 318 residents. Its 111.58 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Kattehosur

Kattehosur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kattehosur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Kattehosur from other places

Kattehosur lies about 27 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Balupete, about 18 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 Kattehosur
Nearest railway station Balupete 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Alur 19 km
Nearest town Sakleshpur 24 km
District headquarters Hassan 27 km

Villages closest to Kattehosur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kattehosur village had a population of 67. That makes it the 212th largest of the 239 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 318 residents.

Kattehosur village has 31 males and 36 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kattehosur has about 1161 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Kattehosur is 573129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kattehosur covers 111.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kattehosur falls under Alur tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kattehosur is Balupete, about 18 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kattehosur.

Kattehosur is about 27 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kattehosur is in Alur tehsil of Hassan district. Balupete is about 18 km away. Alur is about 19 km away. Sakleshpur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharathur (2.1 km), Hanjalige (2.5 km) and Magadihalli (2.5 km).

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

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