# Hossur Village, Gauribidanur, Chikkaballapura (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikkaballapura/gauribidanur/hossur/ Village · Gauribidanur, Chikkaballapura # Hossur Hossur is a village in Gauribidanur sub-district of Chikkaballapura district, Karnataka, PIN code **561210**. The 2011 Census counted **6,673 people in 1,667 households**, the 2nd largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.3%. - 6,673people (2011) - 1,667households - 72.3%literacy - 561210PIN code ## Hossur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Hossur is 561210.** Hossur falls in Gauribidanur sub-district, Chikkaballapura district, Karnataka. - PIN code561210 - Gram panchayatHosur - Community development blockGauribidanur - Census village code623209 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Hossur from nearby towns? - Gauribidanur (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Chikkaballapur (district HQ)43 km by road - Gauribidanur (nearest town)9 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 Hossur? 29 services counted by the Census are inside Hossur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn 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 · Gauribidanur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Gauribidanur - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 15 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 Hossur known for? The main crops are **ragi**. About 62% of the 677 hectares of village land is sown, and 111 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 Hossur Of every 100 households in Hossur in 2011, 94 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Hossur · ■ Gauribidanur rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **88% Toilet within the home ****41%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****58%** **77% Tap water ****90%** **71% Drinking water within premises ****40%** **19% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%** **87% Use banking services ****67%** **52% Television ****51%** **42% Mobile phone ****48%** **39% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****14%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****25%** **29% Own their home ****83%** **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 Hossur? ■ Hossur · ■ Gauribidanur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.3%** **67.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973** **976 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1033** **955 Working population ****52.7%** **55.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.8% for men and 64.6% for women. 62% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 486 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,367 (39%) · **■** Household industry 210 (6%) · **■** Other work 1,173 (33%) · **■** Marginal 281 (8%) 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 - Manchenahalli7,775 people - Hirebidanur5,815 people - Thondebhavi4,791 people - Nagaragere4,776 people - Hudugur4,735 people [All 238 villages in Gauribidanur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikkaballapura/gauribidanur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Hossur?561210 - How far is Hossur from Chikkaballapur?43 km by road - What is the population of Hossur?6,673 (Census 2011) - Which district is Hossur in?Chikkaballapura district (Gauribidanur sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Hossur?72.3% (Census 2011)