# Hosakote Village, Gauribidanur, Chikkaballapura (Karnataka)

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Village · Gauribidanur, Chikkaballapura 

# Hosakote

Hosakote is a village in Gauribidanur sub-district of Chikkaballapura district, Karnataka, PIN code **561210**. The 2011 Census counted **910 people in 199 households**, the 93rd largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.3%.

- 910people (2011)
- 199households
- 68.8%literacy
- 561210PIN code

## Hosakote PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Hosakote is 561210.** Hosakote falls in Gauribidanur sub-district, Chikkaballapura district, Karnataka.

- PIN code561210
- Gram panchayatSonaganahalli
- Community development blockGauribidanur
- Census village code623211

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?

- Gauribidanur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Chikkaballapur (district HQ)51 km by road
- Gauribidanur (nearest town)15 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Hossur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gauribidanur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gauribidanur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 27% of the 813 hectares of village land is sown, and 68 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, 85 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Hosakote · ■ Gauribidanur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**77%

Tap water ****83%**

**71%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**19%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**87%

Use banking services ****53%**

**52%

Television ****30%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**29%

Own their home ****98%**

**92%

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 · ■ Gauribidanur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.8%**

**67.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1115**

**955

Working population ****50.3%**

**55.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.3% for men and 60.9% for women. 56% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 238 (52%) · **■** Farm labourers 66 (14%) · **■** Other work 103 (22%) · **■** Marginal 51 (11%)

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 Gauribidanur

- Devaganahalli965 people
- Bhumenahalli944 people
- Maripadagu940 people
- Narasapura919 people
- Kadaranahalli883 people
- Huchodanahalli877 people
- Gulaganjihalli850 people
- Arasalbande836 people

[All 238 villages in Gauribidanur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikkaballapura/gauribidanur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Hosakote?561210
- How far is Hosakote from Chikkaballapur?51 km by road
- What is the population of Hosakote?910 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hosakote in?Chikkaballapura district (Gauribidanur sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Hosakote?68.8% (Census 2011)