About Hosakere Village

Hosakere is a large village in Madhugiri tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,342, made up of 2,197 males and 2,145 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 659.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572132, 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	Madhugiri
Pincode	572132
Area (hectares)	659.79 hectares
Population	4,342
Male Population	2,197
Female Population	2,145
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	976
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hosakere compares

By the 2011 count Hosakere is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 816 residents. Its 659.79 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

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 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 Hosakere from other places

Hosakere lies about 48 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Hindupur, about 33 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	Madhugiri	12 km
Nearest railway station	Hindupur	33 km
District headquarters	Tumkur	48 km

Villages closest to Hosakere

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Madhugiri 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 4,342. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 816 residents.

Hosakere village has 2,197 males and 2,145 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hosakere has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Hosakere is 572132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hosakere covers 659.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Hosakere falls under Madhugiri tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hosakere is Hindupur, about 33 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 Hosakere.

Hosakere is about 48 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 Madhugiri tehsil of Tumkur district. Madhugiri is about 12 km away. Hindupur is about 33 km away. Tumkur is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.