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About Hosagunda Village

Hosagunda is a small village in Sagar tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 345, made up of 171 males and 174 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 522.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hosagunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hosagunda village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sagar
Pincode 577412
Area (hectares) 522.85 hectares
Population 345
Male Population 171
Female Population 174
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hosagunda compares

By the 2011 count Hosagunda is the 138th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 616 residents. Its 522.85 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1029.

Getting to Hosagunda

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

Hosagunda lies about 49 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Adderi, about 5.1 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 Hosagunda
Nearest railway station Adderi 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagar 15 km
Nearest town Sāgar 15 km
District headquarters Shimoga 49 km

Villages closest to Hosagunda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hosagunda village had a population of 345. That makes it the 138th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 616 residents.

Hosagunda village has 171 males and 174 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hosagunda has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1029.

The pincode recorded for Hosagunda is 577412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hosagunda covers 522.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hosagunda falls under Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hosagunda is Adderi, about 5.1 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 km distance for Hosagunda.

Hosagunda is about 49 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hosagunda is in Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district. Adderi is about 5.1 km away. Sagar is about 15 km away. Sāgar is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jambekoppa (2.3 km), Nanditale (2.8 km) and Nedaravalli (3.5 km).

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

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