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About Hosakote Village

Hosakote is a small village in Sakleshpur tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 451, made up of 222 males and 229 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 353.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hosakote Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hosakote village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Sakleshpur
Pincode 573129
Area (hectares) 353.6 hectares
Population 451
Male Population 222
Female Population 229
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,032
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 Hosakote compares

By the 2011 count Hosakote is the 88th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 477 residents. Its 353.6 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1047.

Getting to Hosakote

Hosakote is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Hosakote 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 Hosakote from other places

Hosakote lies about 45 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Kadagaravalli, about 22 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 Hosakote
Nearest railway station Kadagaravalli 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Sakleshpur 28 km
District headquarters Hassan 45 km

Villages closest to Hosakote

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 Hosakote

As per the Census of India 2011, Hosakote village had a population of 451. That makes it the 88th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 477 residents.

Hosakote village has 222 males and 229 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hosakote has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1047.

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

Hosakote covers 353.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hosakote falls under Sakleshpur tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hosakote is Kadagaravalli, about 22 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 Hosakote.

Hosakote is about 45 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hosakote is in Sakleshpur tehsil of Hassan district. Kadagaravalli is about 22 km away. Sakleshpur is about 28 km away. Hassan is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hosakote Estate (under 2 km), Narur (2.3 km) and Manjur (2.9 km).

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

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