About Hosad Village

Hosad is a small village in Kumta tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 198, made up of 100 males and 98 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 290.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581362, 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	Kumta
Pincode	581362
Area (hectares)	290.47 hectares
Population	198
Male Population	100
Female Population	98
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	980
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hosad compares

By the 2011 count Hosad is the 85th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents. Its 290.47 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

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 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 26 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Kumta, 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
Nearest railway station	Kumta	8.2 km
District headquarters	Uttara Kannada	26 km

Villages closest to Hosad

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kumta 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 198. That makes it the 85th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents.

Hosad village has 100 males and 98 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hosad has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Hosad is 581362. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hosad covers 290.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Hosad is Kumta, about 8.2 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 Hosad.

Hosad is about 26 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 Kumta tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Kumta is about 8.2 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.