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About Hosakodige Village

Hosakodige is a small village in Tirthahalli tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 262, made up of 128 males and 134 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 506.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577414, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hosakodige Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hosakodige village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Tirthahalli
Pincode 577414
Area (hectares) 506.22 hectares
Population 262
Male Population 128
Female Population 134
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,047
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hosakodige compares

By the 2011 count Hosakodige is the 160th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 524 residents. Its 506.22 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Hosakodige

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

Hosakodige lies about 19 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Arasalu, about 10 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 Hosakodige
Nearest railway station Arasalu 10 km
District headquarters Shimoga 19 km
Nearest town Shivamogga 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Tirthahalli 34 km

Villages closest to Hosakodige

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hosakodige village had a population of 262. That makes it the 160th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 524 residents.

Hosakodige village has 128 males and 134 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hosakodige has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Hosakodige is 577414. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hosakodige covers 506.22 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.

Hosakodige falls under Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hosakodige is Arasalu, about 10 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 Hosakodige.

Hosakodige is about 19 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hosakodige is in Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district. Arasalu is about 10 km away. Shimoga is about 19 km away. Shivamogga is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dasanakodige (under 2 km), Alase (12 km) and Shiranalli (12 km).

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

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