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About Hosur Village

Hosur is a small village in Nagamangala tehsil, in the district of Mandya, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 244, made up of 110 males and 134 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,218 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571432, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hosur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hosur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Mandya
Tehsil Nagamangala
Pincode 571432
Area (hectares) 118.89 hectares
Population 244
Male Population 110
Female Population 134
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,218
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
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 222nd largest of the 321 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 498 residents. Its 118.89 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1038.

Getting to Hosur

Hosur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Hosur as Available within <5 km distance. 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 47 km from Mandya, and the nearest railway station is Hirisave, about 12 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
Tehsil headquarters Nagamangala 12 km
Nearest railway station Hirisave 12 km
Nearest town Channarāyapatna 30 km
District headquarters Mandya 47 km

Villages closest to Hosur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hosur village had a population of 244. That makes it the 222nd largest of the 321 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 498 residents.

Hosur village has 110 males and 134 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hosur has about 1218 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1038.

The pincode recorded for Hosur is 571432. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hosur covers 118.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hosur falls under Nagamangala tehsil of Mandya district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hosur is Hirisave, about 12 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 10+ km distance for Hosur.

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

Hosur is in Nagamangala tehsil of Mandya district. Nagamangala is about 12 km away. Hirisave is about 12 km away. Channarāyapatna is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deverahosur (under 2 km), Gundakallu Hosur (under 2 km) and J Hosur (under 2 km).

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

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