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About Hosappuram Village

Hosappuram is a large village in Denkanikottai tehsil, in the district of Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,561, made up of 1,830 males and 1,731 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 932.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 635113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hosappuram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hosappuram village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Krishnagiri
Tehsil Denkanikottai
Pincode 635113
Area (hectares) 932.46 hectares
Population 3,561
Male Population 1,830
Female Population 1,731
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hosappuram compares

By the 2011 count Hosappuram is the 38th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,482 residents. Its 932.46 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Hosappuram

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

Hosappuram lies about 43 km from Krishnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Kelamangalam, about 3.9 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 Hosappuram
Nearest railway station Kelamangalam 3.9 km
Nearest town Mattigiri 8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Denkanikottai 11 km
District headquarters Krishnagiri 43 km

Villages closest to Hosappuram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hosappuram village had a population of 3,561. That makes it the 38th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,482 residents.

Hosappuram village has 1,830 males and 1,731 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hosappuram has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Hosappuram is 635113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hosappuram covers 932.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hosappuram falls under Denkanikottai tehsil of Krishnagiri district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Hosappuram is Kelamangalam, about 3.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Hosappuram.

Hosappuram is about 43 km from Krishnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hosappuram is in Denkanikottai tehsil of Krishnagiri district. Kelamangalam is about 3.9 km away. Mattigiri is about 8.8 km away. Denkanikottai is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Settipalli (under 2 km), Kundumaranapalli (2.4 km) and Jagirkarupalli (2.8 km).

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

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