About Hosad Village

Hosad is a mid sized village in Honavar tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,243, made up of 610 males and 633 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hosad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hosad village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Uttara Kannada
Tehsil	Honavar
Pincode	581334
Area (hectares)	135.36 hectares
Population	1,243
Male Population	610
Female Population	633
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,038
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Hosad compares

By the 2011 count Hosad is the 34th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,600 residents. Its 135.36 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Hosad

Hosad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hosad as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hosad from other places

Hosad lies about 44 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Honnavar, about 8.2 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 Hosad
Tehsil headquarters	Honavar	5.0 km
Nearest railway station	Honnavar	8.2 km
Nearest town	Kumta	20 km
District headquarters	Uttara Kannada	44 km

Villages closest to Hosad

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Honavar 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 Hosad

As per the Census of India 2011, Hosad village had a population of 1,243. That makes it the 34th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,600 residents.

Hosad village has 610 males and 633 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hosad has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Hosad is 581334. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hosad covers 135.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Hosad falls under Honavar tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hosad is Honnavar, about 8.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Hosad.

Hosad is about 44 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hosad is in Honavar tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Honavar is about 5.0 km away. Honnavar is about 8.2 km away. Kumta is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.