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About Hosamanju Village

Hosamanju is a mid sized village in Siddapur tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 664, made up of 335 males and 329 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 436.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581322, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hosamanju Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hosamanju village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Siddapur
Pincode 581322
Area (hectares) 436.74 hectares
Population 664
Male Population 335
Female Population 329
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hosamanju compares

By the 2011 count Hosamanju is the 34th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 427 residents. Its 436.74 hectares work out to about 1.5 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Hosamanju

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

Hosamanju lies about 44 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Talaguppa, about 19 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 Hosamanju
Tehsil headquarters Siddapur 9.1 km
Nearest railway station Talaguppa 19 km
Nearest town Sirsi 30 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 44 km

Villages closest to Hosamanju

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hosamanju village had a population of 664. That makes it the 34th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 427 residents.

Hosamanju village has 335 males and 329 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hosamanju has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Hosamanju is 581322. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hosamanju covers 436.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hosamanju falls under Siddapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hosamanju is Talaguppa, about 19 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 10+ km distance for Hosamanju.

Hosamanju 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.

Hosamanju is in Siddapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Siddapur is about 9.1 km away. Talaguppa is about 19 km away. Sirsi is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kuravante (under 2 km), Bilgi (1.6 km) and Golikai (2.3 km).

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

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