About Hosoor Village

Hosoor is a large village in Virajpet tehsil, in the district of Kodagu, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,805, made up of 1,384 males and 1,421 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1184.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hosoor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hosoor village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Kodagu
Tehsil	Virajpet
Pincode	571211
Area (hectares)	1184.79 hectares
Population	2,805
Male Population	1,384
Female Population	1,421
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,027
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hosoor compares

By the 2011 count Hosoor is the 21st largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents. Its 1184.79 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Hosoor

Hosoor is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hosoor 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. The nearest villages by name are Hathugattu Forest I, Hathur, Hebbale and Heggala. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Hosoor

As per the Census of India 2011, Hosoor village had a population of 2,805. That makes it the 21st largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents.

Hosoor village has 1,384 males and 1,421 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hosoor has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Hosoor is 571211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hosoor covers 1184.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hosoor falls under Virajpet tehsil of Kodagu district in Karnataka.

The census record for Hosoor notes the nearest railway station 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 Hosoor.

Hosoor is in Virajpet tehsil of Kodagu district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.