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About Hosahalli Village

Hosahalli is a mid sized village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 659, made up of 317 males and 342 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,079 females per 1000 males. The village covers 266.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577413, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hosahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hosahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sorab
Pincode 577413
Area (hectares) 266.84 hectares
Population 659
Male Population 317
Female Population 342
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,079
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hosahalli compares

By the 2011 count Hosahalli is the 94th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 266.84 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Hosahalli

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

Hosahalli lies about 85 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Haveri, about 40 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 Hosahalli
Tehsil headquarters Sorab 21 km
Nearest town Hāngal 22 km
Nearest railway station Haveri 40 km
District headquarters Shimoga 85 km

Villages closest to Hosahalli

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 Hosahalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Hosahalli village had a population of 659. That makes it the 94th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Hosahalli village has 317 males and 342 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hosahalli has about 1079 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Hosahalli is 577413. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hosahalli covers 266.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hosahalli falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hosahalli is Haveri, about 40 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 Hosahalli.

Hosahalli is about 85 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hosahalli is in Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Sorab is about 21 km away. Hāngal is about 22 km away. Haveri is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kubaturu (under 2 km), Kodikoppa (under 2 km) and Samanavalli (1.7 km).

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

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