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About Hosur Village

Hosur is a small village in Sirsi tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 141, made up of 77 males and 64 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 831 females per 1000 males. The village covers 739.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hosur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hosur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Sirsi
Pincode 581315
Area (hectares) 739.01 hectares
Population 141
Male Population 77
Female Population 64
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 831
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hosur compares

By the 2011 count Hosur is the 192nd largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 548 residents. Its 739.01 hectares work out to about 0.2 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 Hosur

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

Hosur lies about 18 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Mirjan, about 23 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 Hosur
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 18 km
Nearest railway station Mirjan 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Sirsi 24 km

Villages closest to Hosur

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 Hosur

As per the Census of India 2011, Hosur village had a population of 141. That makes it the 192nd largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 548 residents.

Hosur village has 77 males and 64 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hosur has about 831 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 Hosur is 581315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hosur covers 739.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Hosur is Mirjan, about 23 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 Hosur.

Hosur is about 18 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hosur is in Sirsi tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Uttara Kannada is about 18 km away. Mirjan is about 23 km away. Sirsi 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 Bandal (2.8 km), Badagi (4.0 km) and Hebre (4.0 km).

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

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