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About Hosakatti Village

Hosakatti is a large village in Hirekerur tehsil, in the district of Haveri, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,172, made up of 1,083 males and 1,089 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 623.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hosakatti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hosakatti village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Haveri
Tehsil Hirekerur
Pincode 581111
Area (hectares) 623.95 hectares
Population 2,172
Male Population 1,083
Female Population 1,089
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hosakatti compares

By the 2011 count Hosakatti is the 26th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,682 residents. Its 623.95 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Hosakatti

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

Hosakatti lies about 51 km from Haveri, and the nearest railway station is Harnahalli, about 33 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 Hosakatti
Tehsil headquarters Hirekerur 18 km
Nearest town Shikaripura 18 km
Nearest railway station Harnahalli 33 km
District headquarters Haveri 51 km

Villages closest to Hosakatti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hosakatti village had a population of 2,172. That makes it the 26th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,682 residents.

Hosakatti village has 1,083 males and 1,089 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hosakatti has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Hosakatti is 581111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hosakatti covers 623.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hosakatti falls under Hirekerur tehsil of Haveri district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hosakatti is Harnahalli, about 33 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 Hosakatti.

Hosakatti is about 51 km from Haveri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hosakatti is in Hirekerur tehsil of Haveri district. Hirekerur is about 18 km away. Shikaripura is about 18 km away. Harnahalli is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Angaragatti (under 2 km), Medur (2.6 km) and Halliyal (2.8 km).

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

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