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About Hosabalahalli Village

Hosabalahalli is a small village in Malur tehsil, in the district of Kolar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 139, made up of 76 males and 63 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 829 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 563137, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hosabalahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hosabalahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kolar
Tehsil Malur
Pincode 563137
Area (hectares) 75.12 hectares
Population 139
Male Population 76
Female Population 63
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 829
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Hosabalahalli compares

By the 2011 count Hosabalahalli is the 261st largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 632 residents. Its 75.12 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Hosabalahalli

Hosabalahalli is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Hosabalahalli 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hosabalahalli from other places

Hosabalahalli lies about 21 km from Kolar, and the nearest railway station is Tyakal, about 2.6 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 Hosabalahalli
Nearest railway station Tyakal 2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Malur 14 km
Nearest town Mālūr 14 km
District headquarters Kolar 21 km

Villages closest to Hosabalahalli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Malur 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 Hosabalahalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Hosabalahalli village had a population of 139. That makes it the 261st largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 632 residents.

Hosabalahalli village has 76 males and 63 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hosabalahalli has about 829 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Hosabalahalli is 563137. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hosabalahalli covers 75.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hosabalahalli falls under Malur tehsil of Kolar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hosabalahalli is Tyakal, about 2.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Hosabalahalli.

Hosabalahalli is about 21 km from Kolar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hosabalahalli is in Malur tehsil of Kolar district. Tyakal is about 2.6 km away. Malur is about 14 km away. Mālūr is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Haleballahalli (under 2 km), Gopasandra (under 2 km) and Kanagala (1.8 km).

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

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