# Hossur Village, Chitapur, Gulbarga (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/gulbarga/chitapur/hossur/ Village · Chitapur, Gulbarga # Hossur Hossur is a village in Chitapur sub-district of Gulbarga district, Karnataka, PIN code **585211**. The 2011 Census counted **1,694 people in 313 households**, the 62nd largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.1%. - 1,694people (2011) - 313households - 49.7%literacy - 585211PIN code ## Hossur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Hossur is 585211.** Hossur falls in Chitapur sub-district, Gulbarga district, Karnataka. - PIN code585211 - Gram panchayatHossur - Community development blockChitapur - Census village code620678 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? - Chitapur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Gulbarga (district HQ)60 km by road - Chitapur (nearest town)15 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? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Hossur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chitapur - ○Degree college10+ km · Chittapur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chitapur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)8 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 Hossur known for? The main crops are **tur dal**. About 95% of the 723 hectares of village land is sown. 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, 85 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Hossur · ■ Chitapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****85%** **83% Toilet within the home ****2%** **4% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **92% Tap water ****27%** **50% Drinking water within premises ****9%** **18% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **97% Use banking services ****71%** **45% Television ****28%** **38% Mobile phone ****71%** **54% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****20%** **29% Own their home ****92%** **91% 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 · ■ Chitapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****49.7%** **53.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****998** **999 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****949** **941 Working population ****38.2%** **45.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 61.3% for men and 38.2% for women. 47% of men and 29% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 158 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 320 (49%) · **■** Household industry 23 (4%) · **■** Other work 67 (10%) · **■** Marginal 79 (12%) 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 Chitapur - Kamarwadi1,758 people - Mudbol1,715 people - Ramteerth1,714 people - Wacha1,707 people - Arjamga1,691 people - Kandagol1,686 people - Salhalli1,612 people - Mutpa1,581 people [All 125 villages in Chitapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/gulbarga/chitapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Hossur?585211 - How far is Hossur from Gulbarga?60 km by road - What is the population of Hossur?1,694 (Census 2011) - Which district is Hossur in?Gulbarga district (Chitapur sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Hossur?49.7% (Census 2011)