# Hosur Village, Koppa, Chikmagalur (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Koppa, Chikmagalur 

# Hosur

Hosur is a village in Koppa sub-district of Chikmagalur district, Karnataka, PIN code **577123**. The 2011 Census counted **873 people in 224 households**, the 39th largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.6%.

- 873people (2011)
- 224households
- 86.7%literacy
- 577123PIN code

## Hosur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Hosur is 577123.** Hosur falls in Koppa sub-district, Chikmagalur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577123
- Gram panchayatBhandigadi
- Community development blockKoppa
- Census village code608970

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?

- Koppa (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Chikmagalur (district HQ)118 km by road
- Koppa (nearest town)18 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Hariharapura
- ○Degree college10+ km · Koppa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Koppa
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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 **paddy and cereals**. About 25% of the 798 hectares of village land is sown, and 55 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, 85 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Hosur · ■ Koppa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**14%

Tap water ****1%**

**40%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**36%

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

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**76%

Use banking services ****80%**

**82%

Television ****56%**

**59%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**6%

None of these assets ****6%**

**11%

Own their home ****98%**

**82%

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 · ■ Koppa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.7%**

**82.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1016**

**1033

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****650**

**1011

Working population ****35.7%**

**48.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.1% for men and 79.7% for women. 62% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 218 (70%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (7%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 22 (7%) · **■** Marginal 47 (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 Koppa

- Agalagandi918 people
- Heggaru915 people
- Kodur908 people
- Yadadanti884 people
- Kesave844 people
- Kumbarkoppa840 people
- Hirekodige800 people
- Belavinakodige794 people

[All 80 villages in Koppa](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikmagalur/koppa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Hosur?577123
- How far is Hosur from Chikmagalur?118 km by road
- What is the population of Hosur?873 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hosur in?Chikmagalur district (Koppa sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Hosur?86.7% (Census 2011)