About Hosuru Village

Hosuru is a small village in Bhadravati tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 284, made up of 131 males and 153 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,168 females per 1000 males. The village covers 169.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hosuru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hosuru village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Bhadravati
Pincode	577233
Area (hectares)	169.69 hectares
Population	284
Male Population	131
Female Population	153
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,168
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hosuru compares

By the 2011 count Hosuru is the 116th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,412 residents. Its 169.69 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

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 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 Hosuru from other places

Hosuru lies about 31 km from Shimoga. 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	Channagiri	8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhadravati	23 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	31 km

Villages closest to Hosuru

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhadravati 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 284. That makes it the 116th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,412 residents.

Hosuru village has 131 males and 153 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hosuru has about 1168 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Hosuru is 577233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hosuru covers 169.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hosuru falls under Bhadravati tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The census record for Hosuru notes the nearest railway station 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 Hosuru.

Hosuru is about 31 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hosuru is in Bhadravati tehsil of Shimoga district. Channagiri is about 8.9 km away. Bhadravati is about 23 km away. Shimoga is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.