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About Hosakere Village

Hosakere is a small village in Sakleshpur tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 150, made up of 80 males and 70 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 167.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hosakere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hosakere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Sakleshpur
Pincode 573214
Area (hectares) 167.04 hectares
Population 150
Male Population 80
Female Population 70
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Hosakere compares

By the 2011 count Hosakere is the 174th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 477 residents. Its 167.04 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1047.

Getting to Hosakere

Hosakere is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Hosakere 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 5 - 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 40 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Sakleshpur, about 17 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 town Belūr 16 km
Nearest railway station Sakleshpur 17 km
District headquarters Hassan 40 km

Villages closest to Hosakere

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hosakere village had a population of 150. That makes it the 174th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 477 residents.

Hosakere village has 80 males and 70 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hosakere has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1047.

The pincode recorded for Hosakere is 573214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hosakere covers 167.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hosakere falls under Sakleshpur tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hosakere is Sakleshpur, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Hosakere.

Hosakere is about 40 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hosakere is in Sakleshpur tehsil of Hassan district. Belūr is about 16 km away. Sakleshpur is about 17 km away. Hassan is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kumbarahalli (1.7 km), Hosahalli (4.2 km) and Hadige (9.3 km).

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

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