# Hosur, Shirhatti, Gadag (Karnataka) – Population & PIN Code

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Village · Shirhatti, Gadag 

# Hosur

Hosur is a village in [Shirhatti](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/gadag/shirhatti/) sub-district of [Gadag](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/gadag/) district, [Karnataka](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/), PIN code **582112**. The 2011 Census counted **1,167 people in 265 households**, the 42nd largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.8%.

- 1,167people (2011)
- 265households
- 65.0%literacy
- 582112PIN code

## Hosur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Hosur is 582112.** Hosur falls in Shirhatti sub-district, Gadag district, Karnataka.

- PIN code582112
- Gram panchayatWadavi
- Community development blockShirhatti
- Census village code602119

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?

- Shirhatti (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Gadag (district HQ)51 km by road
- Shirhatti (nearest town)25 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

- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Konchigeri
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bellatti
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shirahatti
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shirhatti
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Hosur known for?

The main crops are **jowar, ground nut and sunflower**. About 67% of the 937 hectares of village land is sown, and 29 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, 7 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Hosur · ■ Shirhatti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**85%

Tap water ****97%**

**64%

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

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**94%

Use banking services ****83%**

**76%

Television ****37%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****27%**

**32%

Own their home ****96%**

**90%

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 · ■ Shirhatti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.0%**

**70.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****738**

**940

Working population ****51.0%**

**50.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.7% for men and 52.9% for women. 60% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 356 (60%) · **■** Farm labourers 162 (27%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 58 (10%) · **■** Marginal 13 (2%)

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 Shirhatti

- Nelogal1,237 people
- Undenahalli1,235 people
- Suvarnagiri1,202 people
- Majjur1,191 people
- Wadavi1,158 people
- Gulaganjikoppa1,153 people
- Narayanapura1,131 people
- Budihal1,119 people

[All 87 villages in Shirhatti](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/gadag/shirhatti/villages/)

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- Hosur · Village, Hospet, Bellary · 4,392 people

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Hosur?582112
- How far is Hosur from Gadag?51 km by road
- What is the population of Hosur?1,167 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hosur in?Gadag district (Shirhatti sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Hosur?65.0% (Census 2011)