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About Raghavana Hosur Village

Raghavana Hosur is a small village in Kunigal tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 370, made up of 182 males and 188 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 284.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raghavana Hosur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raghavana Hosur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Kunigal
Pincode 572111
Area (hectares) 284.48 hectares
Population 370
Male Population 182
Female Population 188
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,033
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raghavana Hosur compares

By the 2011 count Raghavana Hosur is the 163rd largest of the 266 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 284.48 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 Raghavana Hosur

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

Raghavana Hosur lies about 50 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Siddapura, 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 Raghavana Hosur
Nearest railway station Siddapura 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Kunigal 14 km
District headquarters Tumkur 50 km

Villages closest to Raghavana 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 Raghavana Hosur

As per the Census of India 2011, Raghavana Hosur village had a population of 370. That makes it the 163rd largest of the 266 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Raghavana Hosur village has 182 males and 188 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

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

The pincode recorded for Raghavana Hosur is 572111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raghavana Hosur covers 284.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Raghavana Hosur falls under Kunigal tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Raghavana Hosur is Siddapura, 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 village for Raghavana Hosur.

Raghavana Hosur is about 50 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raghavana Hosur is in Kunigal tehsil of Tumkur district. Siddapura is about 10 km away. Kunigal is about 14 km away. Tumkur is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Korati (under 2 km), Puttanapalya (1.5 km) and Sondekoppe (2.1 km).

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

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