About Hosakote Village

Hosakote is a mid sized village in Madhugiri tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 598, made up of 322 males and 276 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 857 females per 1000 males. The village covers 535 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hosakote Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hosakote village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Tumkur
Tehsil	Madhugiri
Pincode	572124
Area (hectares)	535 hectares
Population	598
Male Population	322
Female Population	276
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	857
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hosakote compares

By the 2011 count Hosakote is the 131st largest of the 279 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 816 residents. Its 535 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Hosakote

Hosakote is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Hosakote as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Hosakote from other places

Hosakote lies about 53 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Hindupur, about 27 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 Hosakote
Tehsil headquarters	Madhugiri	16 km
Nearest railway station	Hindupur	27 km
District headquarters	Tumkur	53 km

Villages closest to Hosakote

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 Hosakote

As per the Census of India 2011, Hosakote village had a population of 598. That makes it the 131st largest of the 279 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 816 residents.

Hosakote village has 322 males and 276 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hosakote has about 857 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Hosakote is 572124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hosakote covers 535 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hosakote falls under Madhugiri tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hosakote is Hindupur, about 27 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 10+ km distance for Hosakote.

Hosakote is about 53 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hosakote is in Madhugiri tehsil of Tumkur district. Madhugiri is about 16 km away. Hindupur is about 27 km away. Tumkur is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.