About Hosuru Village

Hosuru is a mid sized village in Tirthahalli tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,400, made up of 698 males and 702 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3016.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577411, 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	Tirthahalli
Pincode	577411
Area (hectares)	3016.3 hectares
Population	1,400
Male Population	698
Female Population	702
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,006
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hosuru compares

By the 2011 count Hosuru is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 524 residents. Its 3016.3 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1033.

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 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 50 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Arasalu, about 35 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	Tirthahalli	11 km
Nearest town	Someshwar	28 km
Nearest railway station	Arasalu	35 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	50 km

Villages closest to Hosuru

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.

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Common questions about Hosuru

As per the Census of India 2011, Hosuru village had a population of 1,400. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 524 residents.

Hosuru village has 698 males and 702 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hosuru has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Hosuru is 577411. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hosuru covers 3016.3 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.

Hosuru falls under Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hosuru is Arasalu, about 35 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 village for Hosuru.

Hosuru is about 50 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 Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district. Tirthahalli is about 11 km away. Someshwar is about 28 km away. Arasalu is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.