About Hosuru Village

Hosuru is a large village in Shikarpur tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,173, made up of 1,075 males and 1,098 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1441.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577427, 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	Shikarpur
Pincode	577427
Area (hectares)	1441.54 hectares
Population	2,173
Male Population	1,075
Female Population	1,098
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,021
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hosuru compares

By the 2011 count Hosuru is the 20th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents. Its 1441.54 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 979.

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 5 - 10 km distance. 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 38 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kumsi, about 23 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 Hosuru
Tehsil headquarters	Shikarpur	12 km
Nearest town	Shikaripura	12 km
Nearest railway station	Kumsi	23 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	38 km

Villages closest to Hosuru

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shikarpur 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 2,173. That makes it the 20th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents.

Hosuru village has 1,075 males and 1,098 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hosuru has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Hosuru is 577427. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hosuru covers 1441.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hosuru falls under Shikarpur tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hosuru is Kumsi, about 23 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Hosuru.

Hosuru is about 38 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 Shikarpur tehsil of Shimoga district. Shikarpur is about 12 km away. Shikaripura is about 12 km away. Kumsi is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.