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About Hosgudda Village

Hosgudda is a mid sized village in Gangawati tehsil, in the district of Koppal, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 674, made up of 360 males and 314 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 362.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 586283, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hosgudda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hosgudda village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Koppal
Tehsil Gangawati
Pincode 586283
Area (hectares) 362.85 hectares
Population 674
Male Population 360
Female Population 314
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 872
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hosgudda compares

By the 2011 count Hosgudda is the 114th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,378 residents. Its 362.85 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 992.

Getting to Hosgudda

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

Hosgudda lies about 45 km from Koppal, and the nearest railway station is Chikkabenakal, about 26 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 Hosgudda
Nearest town Kushtagi 26 km
Nearest railway station Chikkabenakal 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Gangawati 28 km
District headquarters Koppal 45 km

Villages closest to Hosgudda

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 Hosgudda

As per the Census of India 2011, Hosgudda village had a population of 674. That makes it the 114th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,378 residents.

Hosgudda village has 360 males and 314 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hosgudda has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Hosgudda is 586283. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hosgudda covers 362.85 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.

Hosgudda falls under Gangawati tehsil of Koppal district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hosgudda is Chikkabenakal, about 26 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Hosgudda.

Hosgudda is about 45 km from Koppal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hosgudda is in Gangawati tehsil of Koppal district. Kushtagi is about 26 km away. Chikkabenakal is about 26 km away. Gangawati is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Varankhed (3.9 km), Godinal (4.0 km) and Hanmanhal (5.1 km).

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

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