About Mekur Hosakeri Village

Mekur Hosakeri is a large village in Virajpet tehsil, in the district of Kodagu, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,324, made up of 1,640 males and 1,684 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1357.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mekur Hosakeri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mekur Hosakeri village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Kodagu
Tehsil	Virajpet
Pincode	571215
Area (hectares)	1357.13 hectares
Population	3,324
Male Population	1,640
Female Population	1,684
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 Mekur Hosakeri compares

By the 2011 count Mekur Hosakeri is the 14th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents. Its 1357.13 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 Mekur Hosakeri

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

Mekur Hosakeri lies about 25 km from Kodagu, and the nearest railway station is Krishnaraja Nagar, about 56 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 Mekur Hosakeri
Tehsil headquarters	Virajpet	13 km
District headquarters	Kodagu	25 km
Nearest town	Madikeri	27 km
Nearest railway station	Krishnaraja Nagar	56 km

Villages closest to Mekur Hosakeri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Virajpet 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 Mekur Hosakeri

As per the Census of India 2011, Mekur Hosakeri village had a population of 3,324. That makes it the 14th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents.

Mekur Hosakeri village has 1,640 males and 1,684 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mekur Hosakeri 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 Mekur Hosakeri is 571215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mekur Hosakeri covers 1357.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mekur Hosakeri falls under Virajpet tehsil of Kodagu district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Mekur Hosakeri is Krishnaraja Nagar, about 56 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 Mekur Hosakeri.

Mekur Hosakeri is about 25 km from Kodagu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mekur Hosakeri is in Virajpet tehsil of Kodagu district. Virajpet is about 13 km away. Kodagu is about 25 km away. Madikeri is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.