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About Hosakote Village

Hosakote is a mid sized village in Virajpet tehsil, in the district of Kodagu, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 553, made up of 277 males and 276 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 463.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571218, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hosakote Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hosakote village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kodagu
Tehsil Virajpet
Pincode 571218
Area (hectares) 463.53 hectares
Population 553
Male Population 277
Female Population 276
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hosakote compares

By the 2011 count Hosakote is the 88th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents. Its 463.53 hectares work out to about 1.2 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Hosakote

Hosakote is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hosakote as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Hosakote from other places

Hosakote lies about 27 km from Kodagu, and the nearest railway station is Krishnaraja Nagar, about 63 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 Hosakote
Tehsil headquarters Virajpet 7.0 km
District headquarters Kodagu 27 km
Nearest town Madikeri 29 km
Nearest railway station Krishnaraja Nagar 63 km

Villages closest to Hosakote

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.

Common questions about Hosakote

As per the Census of India 2011, Hosakote village had a population of 553. That makes it the 88th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents.

Hosakote village has 277 males and 276 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hosakote has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Hosakote is 571218. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hosakote covers 463.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hosakote falls under Virajpet tehsil of Kodagu district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hosakote is Krishnaraja Nagar, about 63 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 <5 km distance for Hosakote.

Hosakote is about 27 km from Kodagu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hosakote is in Virajpet tehsil of Kodagu district. Virajpet is about 7.0 km away. Kodagu is about 27 km away. Madikeri is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalathmadu (under 2 km), Nalvathoklu (2.8 km) and Hathur (3.2 km).

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

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