About Hosakote Village

Hosakote is one of the larger villages in Nanjangud tehsil, in the district of Mysore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,109, made up of 2,566 males and 2,543 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 620.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hosakote Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hosakote village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Mysore
Tehsil	Nanjangud
Pincode	571302
Area (hectares)	620.01 hectares
Population	5,109
Male Population	2,566
Female Population	2,543
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	991
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hosakote compares

By the 2011 count Hosakote is the 9th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,978 residents. Its 620.01 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Hosakote

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

Hosakote lies about 21 km from Mysore, and the nearest railway station is Tandavapura, 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 Hosakote
Nearest railway station	Tandavapura	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nanjangud	13 km
Nearest town	Nanjangūd	13 km
District headquarters	Mysore	21 km

Villages closest to Hosakote

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hosakote village had a population of 5,109. That makes it the 9th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,978 residents.

Hosakote village has 2,566 males and 2,543 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hosakote has about 991 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 979.

The pincode recorded for Hosakote is 571302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hosakote covers 620.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Hosakote falls under Nanjangud tehsil of Mysore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hosakote is Tandavapura, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Hosakote.

Hosakote is about 21 km from Mysore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hosakote is in Nanjangud tehsil of Mysore district. Tandavapura is about 12 km away. Nanjangud is about 13 km away. Nanjangūd is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.