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About Hoskoppa Village

Hoskoppa is a mid sized village in Mundgod tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 752, made up of 399 males and 353 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 316.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581346, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hoskoppa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hoskoppa village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Mundgod
Pincode 581346
Area (hectares) 316.7 hectares
Population 752
Male Population 399
Female Population 353
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hoskoppa compares

By the 2011 count Hoskoppa is the 34th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,009 residents. Its 316.7 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Hoskoppa

Hoskoppa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Hoskoppa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Hoskoppa from other places

Hoskoppa lies about 60 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Kalsur, about 38 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 Hoskoppa
Tehsil headquarters Mundgod 6.4 km
Nearest town Hāngal 19 km
Nearest railway station Kalsur 38 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 60 km

Villages closest to Hoskoppa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hoskoppa village had a population of 752. That makes it the 34th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,009 residents.

Hoskoppa village has 399 males and 353 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hoskoppa has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Hoskoppa is 581346. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hoskoppa covers 316.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hoskoppa falls under Mundgod tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hoskoppa is Kalsur, about 38 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Hoskoppa.

Hoskoppa is about 60 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hoskoppa is in Mundgod tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Mundgod is about 6.4 km away. Hāngal is about 19 km away. Kalsur is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kavalakoppa (under 2 km), Chigalli (under 2 km) and Salgaon (under 2 km).

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

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