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About Hosalli Village

Hosalli is a mid sized village in Hirekerur tehsil, in the district of Haveri, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,318, made up of 702 males and 616 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 502.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hosalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hosalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Haveri
Tehsil Hirekerur
Pincode 581111
Area (hectares) 502.88 hectares
Population 1,318
Male Population 702
Female Population 616
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hosalli compares

By the 2011 count Hosalli is the 62nd largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,682 residents. Its 502.88 hectares work out to about 2.6 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 951.

Getting to Hosalli

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

Hosalli lies about 39 km from Haveri, and the nearest railway station is Byadgi, about 28 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 Hosalli
Tehsil headquarters Hirekerur 4.9 km
Nearest town Shikaripura 22 km
Nearest railway station Byadgi 28 km
District headquarters Haveri 39 km

Villages closest to Hosalli

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 Hosalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Hosalli village had a population of 1,318. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,682 residents.

Hosalli village has 702 males and 616 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hosalli has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

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

Hosalli covers 502.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hosalli falls under Hirekerur tehsil of Haveri district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hosalli is Byadgi, about 28 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 Hosalli.

Hosalli is about 39 km from Haveri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hosalli is in Hirekerur tehsil of Haveri district. Hirekerur is about 4.9 km away. Shikaripura is about 22 km away. Byadgi is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ingalagondi (1.6 km), Tawaragi (1.6 km) and Jogihalli (1.9 km).

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

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