About Hosakere Village

Hosakere is a mid sized village in Chiknayakanhalli tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 626, made up of 313 males and 313 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 447.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hosakere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hosakere village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Tumkur
Tehsil	Chiknayakanhalli
Pincode	572226
Area (hectares)	447.59 hectares
Population	626
Male Population	313
Female Population	313
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,000
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hosakere compares

By the 2011 count Hosakere is the 98th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 806 residents. Its 447.59 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 997.

Getting to Hosakere

Hosakere is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hosakere as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Hosakere from other places

Hosakere lies about 61 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Kardi, about 24 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 Hosakere
Tehsil headquarters	Chiknayakanhalli	10 km
Nearest town	Chiknāyakanhalli	10 km
Nearest railway station	Kardi	24 km
District headquarters	Tumkur	61 km

Villages closest to Hosakere

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hosakere village had a population of 626. That makes it the 98th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 806 residents.

Hosakere village has 313 males and 313 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hosakere has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Hosakere is 572226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hosakere covers 447.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hosakere falls under Chiknayakanhalli tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hosakere is Kardi, about 24 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Hosakere.

Hosakere is about 61 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hosakere is in Chiknayakanhalli tehsil of Tumkur district. Chiknayakanhalli is about 10 km away. Chiknāyakanhalli is about 10 km away. Kardi is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.