# Hosur Village, Parasgad, Belgaum (Karnataka) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/belgaum/parasgad/hosur/ Village · Parasgad, Belgaum # Hosur Hosur is a village in Parasgad sub-district of Belgaum district, Karnataka, PIN code **591126**. The 2011 Census counted **7,995 people in 1,616 households**, the 5th largest of 125 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.5%. - 7,995people (2011) - 1,616households - 75.2%literacy - 591126PIN code ## Hosur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Hosur is 591126.** Hosur falls in Parasgad sub-district, Belgaum district, Karnataka. - PIN code591126 - Gram panchayatHosur - Community development blockParasgad - Census village code598213 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Hosur from nearby towns? - Parasgad (sub-district HQ)45 km by road - Belgaum (district HQ)70 km by road - Bail Hongal (nearest town)8 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 Hosur? 26 services counted by the Census are inside Hosur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 2 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Bailhongal - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bail Hongal - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 7 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 Hosur known for? The main crops are **jowar, cotton and ground nut**. Products made here include khadi clothes and threads. About 92% of the 2,772 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,133 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 Hosur Of every 100 households in Hosur in 2011, 94 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Hosur · ■ Parasgad rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **79% Toilet within the home ****23%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****75%** **79% Tap water ****80%** **59% Drinking water within premises ****29%** **22% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **93% Use banking services ****86%** **70% Television ****49%** **35% Mobile phone ****54%** **56% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****15%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****18%** **23% Own their home ****93%** **89% 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 Hosur? ■ Hosur · ■ Parasgad rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.2%** **67.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975** **971 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****904** **954 Working population ****46.2%** **47.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.2% for men and 66.0% for women. 59% of men and 33% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,492 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,231 (33%) · **■** Household industry 37 (1%) · **■** Other work 394 (11%) · **■** Marginal 537 (15%) 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 Parasgad - Manolli23,152 people - Murgod11,551 people - Yaragatti9,690 people - Ugaragol8,363 people - Hooli7,354 people - Karlakatti6,799 people - Hanchinal6,617 people - Inchal6,563 people [All 132 villages in Parasgad](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/belgaum/parasgad/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Hosur?591126 - How far is Hosur from Belgaum?70 km by road - What is the population of Hosur?7,995 (Census 2011) - Which district is Hosur in?Belgaum district (Parasgad sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Hosur?75.2% (Census 2011)