About Hosakote Village

Hosakote is a small village in Sira tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 78, made up of 46 males and 32 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 696 females per 1000 males. The village covers 245.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572113, 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	Sira
Pincode	572113
Area (hectares)	245.44 hectares
Population	78
Male Population	46
Female Population	32
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	696
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hosakote compares

By the 2011 count Hosakote is the 198th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,149 residents. Its 245.44 hectares work out to about 0.3 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 969.

Getting to Hosakote

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

Hosakote lies about 78 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Pavagada, about 40 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	Sira	32 km
Nearest town	Sīra	32 km
Nearest railway station	Pavagada	40 km
District headquarters	Tumkur	78 km

Villages closest to Hosakote

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sira 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 78. That makes it the 198th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,149 residents.

Hosakote village has 46 males and 32 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hosakote has about 696 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Hosakote is 572113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hosakote covers 245.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hosakote falls under Sira tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hosakote is Pavagada, about 40 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 Hosakote.

Hosakote is about 78 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 Sira tehsil of Tumkur district. Sira is about 32 km away. Sīra is about 32 km away. Pavagada is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.