About Hosgod Village

Hosgod is a small village in Honavar tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 264, made up of 136 males and 128 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 856.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581361, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hosgod Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hosgod village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Uttara Kannada
Tehsil	Honavar
Pincode	581361
Area (hectares)	856.41 hectares
Population	264
Male Population	136
Female Population	128
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	941
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hosgod compares

By the 2011 count Hosgod is the 78th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,600 residents. Its 856.41 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Hosgod

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

How far is Hosgod from other places

Hosgod lies about 34 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Honnavar, about 20 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 Hosgod
Nearest railway station	Honnavar	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Honavar	20 km
Nearest town	Kumta	22 km
District headquarters	Uttara Kannada	34 km

Villages closest to Hosgod

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 Hosgod

As per the Census of India 2011, Hosgod village had a population of 264. That makes it the 78th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,600 residents.

Hosgod village has 136 males and 128 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hosgod has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Hosgod is 581361. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hosgod covers 856.41 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Hosgod is Honnavar, about 20 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 10+ km distance for Hosgod.

Hosgod is about 34 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hosgod is in Honavar tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Honnavar is about 20 km away. Honavar is about 20 km away. Kumta is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.