About Hosur Village

Hosur is a mid sized village in Shiggaon tehsil, in the district of Haveri, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,821, made up of 932 males and 889 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2068.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581193, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hosur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hosur village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Haveri
Tehsil	Shiggaon
Pincode	581193
Area (hectares)	2068.83 hectares
Population	1,821
Male Population	932
Female Population	889
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	954
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hosur compares

By the 2011 count Hosur is the 24th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,507 residents. Its 2068.83 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 932.

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 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 Hosur from other places

Hosur lies about 36 km from Haveri, and the nearest railway station is Gudageri, about 27 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 Hosur
Tehsil headquarters	Shiggaon	9.0 km
Nearest railway station	Gudageri	27 km
District headquarters	Haveri	36 km

Villages closest to Hosur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shiggaon 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 1,821. That makes it the 24th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,507 residents.

Hosur village has 932 males and 889 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hosur has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Hosur is 581193. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hosur covers 2068.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hosur falls under Shiggaon tehsil of Haveri district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hosur is Gudageri, about 27 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 Hosur.

Hosur is about 36 km from Haveri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hosur is in Shiggaon tehsil of Haveri district. Shiggaon is about 9.0 km away. Gudageri is about 27 km away. Haveri is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.