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About Hospet Village

Hospet is a mid sized village in Hangal tehsil, in the district of Haveri, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 785, made up of 416 males and 369 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 199.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hospet Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hospet village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Haveri
Tehsil Hangal
Pincode 581203
Area (hectares) 199.62 hectares
Population 785
Male Population 416
Female Population 369
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hospet compares

By the 2011 count Hospet is the 110th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents. Its 199.62 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Hospet

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

Hospet lies about 27 km from Haveri, and the nearest railway station is Kalsur, about 25 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 Hospet
Nearest town Bankāpur 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Hangal 14 km
Nearest railway station Kalsur 25 km
District headquarters Haveri 27 km

Villages closest to Hospet

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hospet village had a population of 785. That makes it the 110th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents.

Hospet village has 416 males and 369 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hospet has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Hospet is 581203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hospet covers 199.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hospet falls under Hangal tehsil of Haveri district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hospet is Kalsur, about 25 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 village for Hospet.

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

Hospet is in Hangal tehsil of Haveri district. Bankāpur is about 11 km away. Hangal is about 14 km away. Kalsur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badamgatti (under 2 km), Nellikoppa (2.1 km) and Hanamasagar (4.0 km).

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

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