# Hosuru Village, Alur, Hassan (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Alur, Hassan 

# Hosuru

Hosuru is a village in Alur sub-district of Hassan district, Karnataka, PIN code **573213**. The 2011 Census counted **555 people in 129 households**, the 40th largest of 251 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.0%.

- 555people (2011)
- 129households
- 77.4%literacy
- 573213PIN code

## Hosuru PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Hosuru is 573213.** Hosuru falls in Alur sub-district, Hassan district, Karnataka.

- PIN code573213
- Gram panchayatByrapura
- Community development blockAlur
- Census village code616417

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Hosuru from nearby towns?

- Alur (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Hassan (district HQ)18 km by road
- Alur (nearest town)6 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 Hosuru?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Hosuru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Alur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Alur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Alur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)9 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 Hosuru known for?

The main crops are **paddy and vegetables**. About 80% of the 319 hectares of village land is sown, and 60 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 Hosuru

Of every 100 households in Hosuru in 2011, 92 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Hosuru · ■ Alur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**41%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**56%

Tap water ****89%**

**51%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**89%

Use banking services ****94%**

**85%

Television ****57%**

**61%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**4%

None of these assets ****16%**

**14%

Own their home ****99%**

**93%

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 Hosuru?

■ Hosuru · ■ Alur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.4%**

**73.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1086**

**1021

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1292**

**1026

Working population ****36.8%**

**58.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.6% for men and 67.8% for women. 67% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 176 (86%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 19 (9%) · **■** Marginal 7 (3%)

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 Alur

- Sulagodu603 people
- Hadya588 people
- Samudravalli585 people
- Mavanoor579 people
- Kaganoor514 people
- Katihalli504 people
- Belluru499 people
- Togaranahalli496 people

[All 259 villages in Alur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/hassan/alur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Hosuru?573213
- How far is Hosuru from Hassan?18 km by road
- What is the population of Hosuru?555 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hosuru in?Hassan district (Alur sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Hosuru?77.4% (Census 2011)