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About Hosadurga Village

Hosadurga is a large village in Kanakapura tehsil, in the district of Ramanagara, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,579, made up of 1,272 males and 1,307 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1120 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 562117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hosadurga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hosadurga village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Ramanagara
Tehsil Kanakapura
Pincode 562117
Area (hectares) 1120 hectares
Population 2,579
Male Population 1,272
Female Population 1,307
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,028
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hosadurga compares

By the 2011 count Hosadurga is the 15th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,067 residents. Its 1120 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Hosadurga

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

Hosadurga lies about 43 km from Ramanagara, and the nearest railway station is Anekal Road, about 38 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 Hosadurga
Tehsil headquarters Kanakapura 21 km
Nearest railway station Anekal Road 38 km
District headquarters Ramanagara 43 km

Villages closest to Hosadurga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hosadurga village had a population of 2,579. That makes it the 15th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,067 residents.

Hosadurga village has 1,272 males and 1,307 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hosadurga has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Hosadurga is 562117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hosadurga covers 1120 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hosadurga falls under Kanakapura tehsil of Ramanagara district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hosadurga is Anekal Road, about 38 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 Hosadurga.

Hosadurga is about 43 km from Ramanagara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hosadurga is in Kanakapura tehsil of Ramanagara district. Kanakapura is about 21 km away. Anekal Road is about 38 km away. Ramanagara is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hanakadaburu (1.9 km), Yeramgere (2.2 km) and Salabanni (2.9 km).

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

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