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

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Village · Tarikere, Chikmagalur 

# Hosur

Hosur is a village in Tarikere sub-district of Chikmagalur district, Karnataka, PIN code **577228**. The 2011 Census counted **715 people in 158 households**, the 96th largest of 213 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 715people (2011)
- 158households
- 71.2%literacy
- 577228PIN code

## Hosur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Hosur is 577228.** Hosur falls in Tarikere sub-district, Chikmagalur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577228
- Gram panchayatBettadahalli
- Community development blockTarikere
- Census village code609159

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?

- Tarikere (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Chikmagalur (district HQ)63 km by road
- Tarikere (nearest town)5 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?

13 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
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tarikere
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Tarikere
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Tarikere
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Hosur known for?

The main crops are **arecanut and paddy**. About 80% of the 170 hectares of village land is sown, and 74 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, 93 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Hosur · ■ Tarikere rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**51%

Tap water ****2%**

**71%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**72%

Use banking services ****35%**

**60%

Television ****72%**

**61%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****28%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

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

**18%

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 · ■ Tarikere rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.2%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****854**

**956

Working population ****52.4%**

**48.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.7% for men and 60.6% for women. 65% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 40 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 253 (67%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 76 (20%) · **■** Marginal 5 (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 Tarikere

- H.Rangapura741 people
- Sale Borna Halli740 people
- Chakonahalli728 people
- Rangapura724 people
- Thigada711 people
- Billahalli708 people
- Yalugere708 people
- Ramenahalli677 people

[All 249 villages in Tarikere](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikmagalur/tarikere/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Hosur?577228
- How far is Hosur from Chikmagalur?63 km by road
- What is the population of Hosur?715 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hosur in?Chikmagalur district (Tarikere sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Hosur?71.2% (Census 2011)