About Hosuru Village

Hosuru is a mid sized village in Krishnarajanagara tehsil, in the district of Mysore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 557, made up of 279 males and 278 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 128.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571617, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hosuru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hosuru village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Mysore
Tehsil	Krishnarajanagara
Pincode	571617
Area (hectares)	128.24 hectares
Population	557
Male Population	279
Female Population	278
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	996
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Hosuru compares

By the 2011 count Hosuru is the 113th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,429 residents. Its 128.24 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Hosuru

Hosuru is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hosuru 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hosuru from other places

Hosuru lies about 13 km from Mysore, and the nearest railway station is Shrirangapattana, about 5.6 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 Hosuru
Nearest town	Shrīrangapattana	5.0 km
Nearest railway station	Shrirangapattana	5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Krishnarajanagara	13 km
District headquarters	Mysore	13 km

Villages closest to Hosuru

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 Hosuru

As per the Census of India 2011, Hosuru village had a population of 557. That makes it the 113th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,429 residents.

Hosuru village has 279 males and 278 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hosuru has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

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

Hosuru covers 128.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hosuru falls under Krishnarajanagara tehsil of Mysore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hosuru is Shrirangapattana, about 5.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Hosuru.

Hosuru is about 13 km from Mysore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hosuru is in Krishnarajanagara tehsil of Mysore district. Shrīrangapattana is about 5.0 km away. Shrirangapattana is about 5.6 km away. Krishnarajanagara is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.