About Hosur Village

Hosur is a mid sized village in Koppal tehsil, in the district of Koppal, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,008, made up of 501 males and 507 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 637.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583231, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hosur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hosur village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Koppal
Tehsil	Koppal
Pincode	583231
Area (hectares)	637.88 hectares
Population	1,008
Male Population	501
Female Population	507
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,012
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hosur compares

By the 2011 count Hosur is the 97th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,012 residents. Its 637.88 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Hosur

Hosur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hosur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Hosur from other places

Hosur lies about 22 km from Koppal, and the nearest railway station is Munirabad, 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 Hosur
Nearest railway station	Munirabad	2.6 km
Nearest town	Hosapete	4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Koppal	22 km

Villages closest to Hosur

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

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Common questions about Hosur

As per the Census of India 2011, Hosur village had a population of 1,008. That makes it the 97th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,012 residents.

Hosur village has 501 males and 507 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hosur has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Hosur is 583231. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hosur covers 637.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hosur falls under Koppal tehsil of Koppal district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hosur is Munirabad, about 2.6 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 10+ km distance for Hosur.

Hosur is about 22 km from Koppal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hosur is in Koppal tehsil of Koppal district. Munirabad is about 2.6 km away. Hosapete is about 4.4 km away. Koppal is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.