About Hosur Village

Hosur is a mid sized village in Sakleshpur tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 690, made up of 332 males and 358 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,078 females per 1000 males. The village covers 320.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573137, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hosur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hosur village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Hassan
Tehsil	Sakleshpur
Pincode	573137
Area (hectares)	320.84 hectares
Population	690
Male Population	332
Female Population	358
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,078
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Hosur compares

By the 2011 count Hosur is the 40th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 477 residents. Its 320.84 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1047.

Getting to Hosur

Hosur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hosur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Hosur from other places

Hosur lies about 34 km from Hassan. 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 Hosur
Tehsil headquarters	Sakleshpur	9.5 km
District headquarters	Hassan	34 km

Villages closest to Hosur

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.

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Common questions about Hosur

As per the Census of India 2011, Hosur village had a population of 690. That makes it the 40th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 477 residents.

Hosur village has 332 males and 358 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hosur has about 1078 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1047.

The pincode recorded for Hosur is 573137. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hosur covers 320.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hosur falls under Sakleshpur tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

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

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

Hosur is about 34 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hosur is in Sakleshpur tehsil of Hassan district. Sakleshpur is about 9.5 km away. Hassan is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.