Village · Mangalore, Dakshina Kannada # Hosabettu Hosabettu is a village in Mangalore sub-district of Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code 574227. The 2011 Census counted 2,260 people in 498 households, the 41st largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 87.2%. - 2,260 people (2011) - 498 households - 90.3% literacy - 574227 PIN code ## Hosabettu PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Hosabettu is 574227. Hosabettu falls in Mangalore sub-district, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka. - PIN code 574227 - Gram panchayat Hosabettu - Community development block Mangalore - Census village code 617459 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Hosabettu from nearby towns? - Mangalore (sub-district HQ) 39 km by road - Mangalore (district HQ) 39 km by road - Mudbidri (nearest town) 10 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Hosabettu? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Hosabettu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 private - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 2 - ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 - ● Family welfare centre In village · 2 - ● Post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Talipady - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Moodbidare - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Padumarnadu - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 20 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Hosabettu known for? The main crops are paddy and arecanut. About 21% of the 1,007 hectares of village land is sown, and 156 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Hosabettu Of every 100 households in Hosabettu in 2011, 91 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 9 a car. ■ Hosabettu · ■ Mangalore rural average - Electricity for lighting 91% 92% - Toilet within the home 95% 91% - No toilet (open defecation) 5% 9% - Tap water 29% 33% - Drinking water within premises 76% 78% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 34% 30% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 63% 69% - Use banking services 94% 90% - Television 72% 66% - Mobile phone 65% 77% - Computer with internet 2% 2% - Two-wheeler 21% 15% - Car / jeep / van 9% 6% - None of these assets 8% 8% - Own their home 95% 93% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Hosabettu? ■ Hosabettu · ■ Mangalore rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 90.3% 87.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1064 1047 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 896 933 - Working population 45.9% 50.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.3% for men and 86.6% for women. 61% of men and 32% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 95 (9%) · ■ Farm labourers 45 (4%) · ■ Household industry 123 (12%) · ■ Other work 646 (62%) · ■ Marginal 128 (12%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Mangalore - Badagayekkaru 2,467 people - Kondemula 2,378 people - Aikala 2,332 people - Muchur 2,294 people - Permude 2,242 people - Sasihithlu 2,228 people - Athikari Bettu 2,219 people - Tankaulipady 2,188 people All 74 villages in Mangalore ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Hosabettu? 574227 - How far is Hosabettu from Mangalore? 39 km by road - What is the population of Hosabettu? 2,260 (Census 2011) - Which district is Hosabettu in? Dakshina Kannada district (Mangalore sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Hosabettu? 90.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/mangalore/hosabettu/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.