About Hosur Village

Hosur is a mid sized village in Krishnarajanagara tehsil, in the district of Mysore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,966, made up of 1,009 males and 957 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 287 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571617, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hosur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hosur village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Mysore
Tehsil	Krishnarajanagara
Pincode	571617
Area (hectares)	287 hectares
Population	1,966
Male Population	1,009
Female Population	957
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	948
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 31st largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,429 residents. Its 287 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

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 17 km from Mysore, and the nearest railway station is Ashokapuram, about 16 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	Ashokapuram	16 km
Nearest town	Hinakallu	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Krishnarajanagara	17 km
District headquarters	Mysore	17 km

Villages closest to Hosur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Krishnarajanagara 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 1,966. That makes it the 31st largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,429 residents.

Hosur village has 1,009 males and 957 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hosur has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Hosur is 571617. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hosur covers 287 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Hosur falls under Krishnarajanagara tehsil of Mysore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hosur is Ashokapuram, about 16 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 17 km from Mysore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hosur is in Krishnarajanagara tehsil of Mysore district. Ashokapuram is about 16 km away. Hinakallu is about 16 km away. Krishnarajanagara is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.