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About Hosekera Village

Hosekera is one of the larger villages in Gangawati tehsil, in the district of Koppal, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,279, made up of 3,077 males and 3,202 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1014.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583268, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hosekera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hosekera village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Koppal
Tehsil Gangawati
Pincode 583268
Area (hectares) 1014.25 hectares
Population 6,279
Male Population 3,077
Female Population 3,202
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,041
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hosekera compares

By the 2011 count Hosekera is the 8th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,378 residents. Its 1014.25 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Hosekera

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

Hosekera lies about 47 km from Koppal, and the nearest railway station is Gangavathi Railway station, about 5.4 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 Hosekera
Nearest railway station Gangavathi Railway station 5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Gangawati 7.4 km
Nearest town Gangavati 7.4 km
District headquarters Koppal 47 km

Villages closest to Hosekera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hosekera village had a population of 6,279. That makes it the 8th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,378 residents.

Hosekera village has 3,077 males and 3,202 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hosekera has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Hosekera is 583268. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hosekera covers 1014.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Hosekera falls under Gangawati tehsil of Koppal district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hosekera is Gangavathi Railway station, about 5.4 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 Hosekera.

Hosekera is about 47 km from Koppal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hosekera is in Gangawati tehsil of Koppal district. Gangavathi Railway station is about 5.4 km away. Gangawati is about 7.4 km away. Gangavati is about 7.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Marli (2.0 km), Jangamarkalgudi (3.3 km) and Hanwal (3.4 km).

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

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