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About Hosabale Village

Hosabale is a small village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 112, made up of 53 males and 59 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,113 females per 1000 males. The village covers 230.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hosabale Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hosabale village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sorab
Pincode 577429
Area (hectares) 230.35 hectares
Population 112
Male Population 53
Female Population 59
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,113
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hosabale compares

By the 2011 count Hosabale is the 241st largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 230.35 hectares work out to about 0.5 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 986.

Getting to Hosabale

Hosabale is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hosabale 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 Hosabale from other places

Hosabale lies about 71 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kanale, about 14 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 Hosabale
Tehsil headquarters Sorab 8.6 km
Nearest railway station Kanale 14 km
Nearest town Sāgar 17 km
District headquarters Shimoga 71 km

Villages closest to Hosabale

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hosabale village had a population of 112. That makes it the 241st largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Hosabale village has 53 males and 59 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hosabale has about 1113 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Hosabale is 577429. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hosabale covers 230.35 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.

Hosabale falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hosabale is Kanale, about 14 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 Hosabale.

Hosabale is about 71 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hosabale is in Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Sorab is about 8.6 km away. Kanale is about 14 km away. Sāgar is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Avalagodu (under 2 km), Balagodu (under 2 km) and Kodanakatte (under 2 km).

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

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