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About Hostota Village

Hostota is a small village in Sirsi tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 191, made up of 105 males and 86 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 819 females per 1000 males. The village covers 235.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hostota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hostota village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Sirsi
Pincode 581315
Area (hectares) 235.79 hectares
Population 191
Male Population 105
Female Population 86
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 819
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hostota compares

By the 2011 count Hostota is the 175th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 548 residents. Its 235.79 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 988.

Getting to Hostota

Hostota is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hostota 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 Hostota from other places

Hostota lies about 40 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Haveri, about 53 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 Hostota
Tehsil headquarters Sirsi 17 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 40 km
Nearest railway station Haveri 53 km

Villages closest to Hostota

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hostota village had a population of 191. That makes it the 175th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 548 residents.

Hostota village has 105 males and 86 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hostota has about 819 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Hostota is 581315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hostota covers 235.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hostota falls under Sirsi tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hostota is Haveri, about 53 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 Hostota.

Hostota is about 40 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hostota is in Sirsi tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Sirsi is about 17 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 40 km away. Haveri is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ullal (2.5 km), Mudebail (4.6 km) and Adnalli (5.4 km).

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

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