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About Y Hosakote Village

Y Hosakote is a mid sized village in Srinivaspur tehsil, in the district of Kolar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 583, made up of 308 males and 275 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 563125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Y Hosakote Overview

Census 2011 figures for Y Hosakote village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kolar
Tehsil Srinivaspur
Pincode 563125
Area (hectares) 150.47 hectares
Population 583
Male Population 308
Female Population 275
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Y Hosakote compares

By the 2011 count Y Hosakote is the 120th largest of the 276 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 150.47 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Y Hosakote

Y Hosakote is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Y Hosakote as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Y Hosakote from other places

Y Hosakote lies about 20 km from Kolar, and the nearest railway station is Dodnatta, about 6.1 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 Y Hosakote
Nearest railway station Dodnatta 6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Srinivaspur 9.0 km
Nearest town Srīnivāspur 9.0 km
District headquarters Kolar 20 km

Villages closest to Y Hosakote

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Srinivaspur 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 Y Hosakote

As per the Census of India 2011, Y Hosakote village had a population of 583. That makes it the 120th largest of the 276 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Y Hosakote village has 308 males and 275 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Y Hosakote has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Y Hosakote is 563125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Y Hosakote covers 150.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Y Hosakote falls under Srinivaspur tehsil of Kolar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Y Hosakote is Dodnatta, about 6.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Y Hosakote.

Y Hosakote is about 20 km from Kolar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Y Hosakote is in Srinivaspur tehsil of Kolar district. Dodnatta is about 6.1 km away. Srinivaspur is about 9.0 km away. Srīnivāspur is about 9.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Agrahara (under 2 km), Yaluvakunte (under 2 km) and Settihalli (1.6 km).

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

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