About Hosuru Village

Hosuru is a mid sized village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 864, made up of 432 males and 432 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1021.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577429, 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	Sorab
Pincode	577429
Area (hectares)	1021.36 hectares
Population	864
Male Population	432
Female Population	432
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,000
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hosuru compares

By the 2011 count Hosuru is the 67th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 1021.36 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 986.

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 village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Hosuru from other places

Hosuru lies about 80 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kanale, about 34 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	Sorab	13 km
Nearest town	Hāngal	30 km
Nearest railway station	Kanale	34 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	80 km

Villages closest to Hosuru

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.

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Common questions about Hosuru

As per the Census of India 2011, Hosuru village had a population of 864. That makes it the 67th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Hosuru village has 432 males and 432 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hosuru has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

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

Hosuru covers 1021.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hosuru falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hosuru is Kanale, about 34 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 - 10 km distance for Hosuru.

Hosuru is about 80 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 Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Sorab is about 13 km away. Hāngal is about 30 km away. Kanale is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.