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About Hosakoppa Village

Hosakoppa is a small village in Siddapur tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 87, made up of 46 males and 41 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581340, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hosakoppa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hosakoppa village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Siddapur
Pincode 581340
Area (hectares) 68.42 hectares
Population 87
Male Population 46
Female Population 41
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hosakoppa compares

By the 2011 count Hosakoppa is the 160th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 427 residents. Its 68.42 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Hosakoppa

Hosakoppa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hosakoppa as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Hosakoppa from other places

Hosakoppa lies about 57 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Kanale, about 18 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 Hosakoppa
Tehsil headquarters Siddapur 12 km
Nearest railway station Kanale 18 km
Nearest town Sāgar 24 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 57 km

Villages closest to Hosakoppa

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 Hosakoppa

As per the Census of India 2011, Hosakoppa village had a population of 87. That makes it the 160th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 427 residents.

Hosakoppa village has 46 males and 41 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hosakoppa has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Hosakoppa is 581340. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hosakoppa covers 68.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Hosakoppa is Kanale, about 18 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Hosakoppa.

Hosakoppa is about 57 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hosakoppa is in Siddapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Siddapur is about 12 km away. Kanale is about 18 km away. Sāgar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kangod (6.5 km), Kangod Kansur (6.5 km) and Aigod (6.8 km).

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

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