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About Hosakote Village

Hosakote is a large village in Tirumakudal Narsipur tehsil, in the district of Mysore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,695, made up of 1,832 males and 1,863 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 482.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571129, 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 Tirumakudal Narsipur
Pincode 571129
Area (hectares) 482.94 hectares
Population 3,695
Male Population 1,832
Female Population 1,863
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
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 13th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,004 residents. Its 482.94 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 992.

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 24 km from Mysore, and the nearest railway station is Tandavapura, about 20 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
Tehsil headquarters Tirumakudal Narsipur 6.6 km
Nearest town Bannūr 10 km
Nearest railway station Tandavapura 20 km
District headquarters Mysore 24 km

Villages closest to Hosakote

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hosakote village had a population of 3,695. That makes it the 13th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,004 residents.

Hosakote village has 1,832 males and 1,863 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hosakote has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Hosakote is 571129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hosakote covers 482.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Hosakote falls under Tirumakudal Narsipur tehsil of Mysore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hosakote is Tandavapura, about 20 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 24 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 Tirumakudal Narsipur tehsil of Mysore district. Tirumakudal Narsipur is about 6.6 km away. Bannūr is about 10 km away. Tandavapura is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Induvalu (1.6 km), Kudluru (1.6 km) and Danayakanapura (2.0 km).

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

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