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About Hosakote Village

Hosakote is a mid sized village in Kanakapura tehsil, in the district of Ramanagara, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 732, made up of 392 males and 340 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 405.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 562112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hosakote Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hosakote village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Ramanagara
Tehsil Kanakapura
Pincode 562112
Area (hectares) 405.7 hectares
Population 732
Male Population 392
Female Population 340
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Hosakote compares

By the 2011 count Hosakote is the 157th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,067 residents. Its 405.7 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Hosakote

Hosakote is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Hosakote 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 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 18 km from Ramanagara, and the nearest railway station is Bidadi, about 14 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 Bidadi 14 km
District headquarters Ramanagara 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Kanakapura 18 km

Villages closest to Hosakote

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 Hosakote

As per the Census of India 2011, Hosakote village had a population of 732. That makes it the 157th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,067 residents.

Hosakote village has 392 males and 340 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hosakote has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Hosakote is 562112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hosakote covers 405.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hosakote falls under Kanakapura tehsil of Ramanagara district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hosakote is Bidadi, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Hosakote is about 18 km from Ramanagara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hosakote is in Kanakapura tehsil of Ramanagara district. Bidadi is about 14 km away. Ramanagara is about 18 km away. Kanakapura is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mudenahalli (under 2 km), Gabbadi (1.6 km) and Hosagabbadi (1.6 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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