# Hosakote Village, Virajpet, Kodagu (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Virajpet, Kodagu 

# Hosakote

Hosakote is a village in Virajpet sub-district of Kodagu district, Karnataka, PIN code **571218**. The 2011 Census counted **553 people in 137 households**, the 90th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%.

- 553people (2011)
- 137households
- 75.0%literacy
- 571218PIN code

## Hosakote PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Hosakote is 571218.** Hosakote falls in Virajpet sub-district, Kodagu district, Karnataka.

- PIN code571218
- Gram panchayatBilugunda
- Community development blockVirajpet
- Census village code618034

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

## How far is Hosakote from nearby towns?

- Virajpet (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Madikeri (district HQ)45 km by road
- Virajpet (nearest town)8 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 Hosakote?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Hosakote; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Virajpet
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Virajpet
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Virajpet
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ 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 watercovered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 16 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 Hosakote known for?

The main crops are **coffee and paddy**. About 80% of the 464 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 Hosakote

Of every 100 households in Hosakote in 2011, 84 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 15 a car.

■ Hosakote · ■ Virajpet rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**79%

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

**20%

Tap water ****3%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****71%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**25%

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

**74%

Use banking services ****74%**

**61%

Television ****66%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****15%**

**15%

None of these assets ****4%**

**15%

Own their home ****65%**

**60%

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 Hosakote?

■ Hosakote · ■ Virajpet rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.0%**

**78.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996**

**1025

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1167**

**996

Working population ****51.2%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.0% for men and 69.0% for women. 61% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 11 (4%) · **■** Other work 249 (88%) · **■** Marginal 20 (7%)

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 Virajpet

- Palangala649 people
- B.Shettigeri645 people
- Yedur583 people
- Bellumadu553 people
- Byrambada483 people
- Devamachi Forest410 people
- Arekeri Forest - Iii216 people
- Hathugattu Forest I139 people

[All 94 villages in Virajpet](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/kodagu/virajpet/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Hosakote?571218
- How far is Hosakote from Madikeri?45 km by road
- What is the population of Hosakote?553 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hosakote in?Kodagu district (Virajpet sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Hosakote?75.0% (Census 2011)