# Hosakote Village, Dod Ballapur, Bangalore Rural (Karnataka)

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Village · Dod Ballapur, Bangalore Rural 

# Hosakote

Hosakote is a village in Dod Ballapur sub-district of Bangalore Rural district, Karnataka, PIN code **561204**. The 2011 Census counted **170 people in 39 households**, the 240th largest of 270 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.1%.

- 170people (2011)
- 39households
- 68.9%literacy
- 561204PIN code

## Hosakote PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Hosakote is 561204.** Hosakote falls in Dod Ballapur sub-district, Bangalore Rural district, Karnataka.

- PIN code561204
- Gram panchayatHosahalli
- Community development blockDod Ballapur
- Census village code624962

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

## How far is Hosakote from nearby towns?

- Dod Ballapur (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Bangalore Rural (district HQ)62 km by road
- Dod Ballapur (nearest town)22 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 Hosakote?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Hosakote; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kantanakunte
- ○Degree college10+ km · =R27673
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · =R27673
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 10 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 Hosakote known for?

The main crops are **ragi**. About 29% of the 326 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 Hosakote

Of every 100 households in Hosakote in 2011, 90 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Hosakote · ■ Dod Ballapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**68%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**30%

Tap water ****69%**

**51%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**18%

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

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**76%

Use banking services ****31%**

**45%

Television ****49%**

**58%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****15%**

**17%

Own their home ****87%**

**85%

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 Hosakote?

■ Hosakote · ■ Dod Ballapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.9%**

**74.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1375**

**959

Working population ****44.1%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.8% for men and 58.6% for women. 61% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 45 (60%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (16%) · **■** Other work 17 (23%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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 Dod Ballapur

- Chikkavadagere190 people
- Doddamankanala185 people
- Mugenahalli176 people
- Vabasandra171 people
- Jyotipura169 people
- Kurubarahalli155 people
- Sankarasanahalli154 people
- Bheemarauthanahalli152 people

[All 296 villages in Dod Ballapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bangalore-rural/dod-ballapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Hosakote?561204
- How far is Hosakote from Bangalore Rural?62 km by road
- What is the population of Hosakote?170 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hosakote in?Bangalore Rural district (Dod Ballapur sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Hosakote?68.9% (Census 2011)