About Hosanadu Village

Hosanadu is a mid sized village in Hosanagara tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 762, made up of 382 males and 380 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1541.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577452, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hosanadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hosanadu village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Hosanagara
Pincode	577452
Area (hectares)	1541.19 hectares
Population	762
Male Population	382
Female Population	380
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	995
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hosanadu compares

By the 2011 count Hosanadu is the 48th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 556 residents. Its 1541.19 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Hosanadu

Hosanadu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hosanadu as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Hosanadu from other places

Hosanadu lies about 63 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Sagar Jambagaru, about 26 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 Hosanadu
Tehsil headquarters	Hosanagara	9.1 km
Nearest town	Sāgar	26 km
Nearest railway station	Sagar Jambagaru	26 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	63 km

Villages closest to Hosanadu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hosanadu village had a population of 762. That makes it the 48th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 556 residents.

Hosanadu village has 382 males and 380 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hosanadu has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Hosanadu is 577452. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hosanadu covers 1541.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hosanadu falls under Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hosanadu is Sagar Jambagaru, about 26 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 5 - 10 km distance for Hosanadu.

Hosanadu is about 63 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hosanadu is in Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district. Hosanagara is about 9.1 km away. Sāgar is about 26 km away. Sagar Jambagaru is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.