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About Hosur Village

Hosur is a small village in Kunigal tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 201, made up of 88 males and 113 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,284 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hosur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hosur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Kunigal
Pincode 572126
Area (hectares) 115.71 hectares
Population 201
Male Population 88
Female Population 113
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,284
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hosur compares

By the 2011 count Hosur is the 213th largest of the 266 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 115.71 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Hosur

Hosur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Hosur as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Hosur from other places

Hosur lies about 40 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Tippasandra, about 7.7 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 Hosur
Nearest railway station Tippasandra 7.7 km
Nearest town Māgadi 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Kunigal 12 km
District headquarters Tumkur 40 km

Villages closest to Hosur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hosur village had a population of 201. That makes it the 213th largest of the 266 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Hosur village has 88 males and 113 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hosur has about 1284 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Hosur is 572126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hosur covers 115.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hosur falls under Kunigal tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hosur is Tippasandra, about 7.7 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Hosur.

Hosur is about 40 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hosur is in Kunigal tehsil of Tumkur district. Tippasandra is about 7.7 km away. Māgadi is about 11 km away. Kunigal is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thattasandra (under 2 km), Kathrigatta (under 2 km) and Huluvagilu (1.6 km).

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

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