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About R Hosakote Village

R Hosakote is a mid sized village in Pavagada tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,200, made up of 616 males and 584 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 230.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 561202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

R Hosakote Overview

Census 2011 figures for R Hosakote village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Pavagada
Pincode 561202
Area (hectares) 230.99 hectares
Population 1,200
Male Population 616
Female Population 584
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How R Hosakote compares

By the 2011 count R Hosakote is the 73rd largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,459 residents. Its 230.99 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to R Hosakote

R Hosakote is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for R Hosakote as Available within <5 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 R Hosakote from other places

R Hosakote lies about 80 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Pavagada, about 7.0 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 R Hosakote
Nearest railway station Pavagada 7.0 km
Nearest town Pāvugada 7.6 km
District headquarters Tumkur 80 km

Villages closest to R Hosakote

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pavagada 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 R Hosakote

As per the Census of India 2011, R Hosakote village had a population of 1,200. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,459 residents.

R Hosakote village has 616 males and 584 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, R Hosakote has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for R Hosakote is 561202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

R Hosakote covers 230.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

R Hosakote falls under Pavagada tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to R Hosakote is Pavagada, about 7.0 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 village for R Hosakote.

R Hosakote is about 80 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

R Hosakote is in Pavagada tehsil of Tumkur district. Pavagada is about 7.0 km away. Pāvugada is about 7.6 km away. Tumkur is about 80 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Y N Hosakote (under 2 km), Rajavanthi (1.6 km) and Jajurayanahalli (3.4 km).

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

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