# Hosir Village, Kanke, Ranchi (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kanke, Ranchi 

# Hosir

Hosir is a village in Kanke sub-district of Ranchi district, Jharkhand, PIN code **834006**. The 2011 Census counted **6,242 people in 1,030 households**, the 7th largest of 103 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.

- 6,242people (2011)
- 1,030households
- 73.9%literacy
- 834006PIN code

## Hosir PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Hosir is 834006.** Hosir falls in Kanke sub-district, Ranchi district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code834006
- Community development blockKanke
- Census village code373545

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Hosir from nearby towns?

- Ranchi (district HQ)11 km by road
- Ranchi (nearest town)11 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Hosir?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Hosir; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kanke
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Ranchi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hehal
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 5 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Hosir known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 32% of the 409 hectares of village land is sown, and 17 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Hosir

Of every 100 households in Hosir in 2011, 86 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Hosir · ■ Kanke rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**74%

Tap water ****3%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****63%**

**68%

Use banking services ****44%**

**58%

Television ****40%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****5%**

**11%

Own their home ****99%**

**93%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Hosir?

■ Hosir · ■ Kanke rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.9%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****981**

**960

Working population ****39.4%**

**35.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.2% for men and 61.4% for women. 48% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 96 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 623 (25%) · **■** Household industry 32 (1%) · **■** Other work 321 (13%) · **■** Marginal 1,390 (56%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Kanke

- Dumardaga7,100 people
- Neuri6,907 people
- Pithauriya6,550 people
- Simliya6,523 people
- Kamre6,114 people
- Katamkuli5,903 people
- Ichapiri4,241 people
- Chatakpur4,153 people

[All 103 villages in Kanke](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/ranchi/kanke/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Hosir?834006
- How far is Hosir from Ranchi?11 km by road
- What is the population of Hosir?6,242 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hosir in?Ranchi district (Kanke sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Hosir?73.9% (Census 2011)