About Hosakoppa Village

Hosakoppa is a mid sized village in Sagar tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 875, made up of 434 males and 441 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 237.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hosakoppa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hosakoppa village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Sagar
Pincode	577401
Area (hectares)	237.9 hectares
Population	875
Male Population	434
Female Population	441
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,016
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Hosakoppa compares

By the 2011 count Hosakoppa is the 47th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 616 residents. Its 237.9 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1029.

Getting to Hosakoppa

Hosakoppa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hosakoppa 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hosakoppa from other places

Hosakoppa lies about 70 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kanale, about 4.6 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 Hosakoppa
Nearest railway station	Kanale	4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sagar	5.9 km
Nearest town	Sāgar	5.9 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	70 km

Villages closest to Hosakoppa

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.

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Common questions about Hosakoppa

As per the Census of India 2011, Hosakoppa village had a population of 875. That makes it the 47th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 616 residents.

Hosakoppa village has 434 males and 441 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hosakoppa has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1029.

The pincode recorded for Hosakoppa is 577401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hosakoppa covers 237.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hosakoppa falls under Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hosakoppa is Kanale, about 4.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Hosakoppa.

Hosakoppa is about 70 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hosakoppa is in Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district. Kanale is about 4.6 km away. Sagar is about 5.9 km away. Sāgar is about 5.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.