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

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Village · Virajpet, Kodagu 

# Hosoor

Hosoor is a village in Virajpet sub-district of Kodagu district, Karnataka, PIN code **571211**. The 2011 Census counted **2,805 people in 739 households**, the 21st largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%.

- 2,805people (2011)
- 739households
- 71.0%literacy
- 571211PIN code

## Hosoor PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Hosoor is 571211.** Hosoor falls in Virajpet sub-district, Kodagu district, Karnataka.

- PIN code571211
- Gram panchayatHosoor
- Community development blockVirajpet
- Census village code618038

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

## How far is Hosoor from nearby towns?

- Virajpet (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Madikeri (district HQ)38 km by road
- Virajpet (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 Hosoor?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Hosoor; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Siddapura
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Gonikoppal
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Virajpet
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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 Hosoor known for?

The main crops are **coffee and pepper**. Products made here include coffee curing. About 94% of the 1,185 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 Hosoor

Of every 100 households in Hosoor in 2011, 93 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Hosoor · ■ Virajpet rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**79%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**20%

Tap water ****35%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**74%

Use banking services ****64%**

**61%

Television ****61%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**15%

None of these assets ****19%**

**15%

Own their home ****20%**

**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 Hosoor?

■ Hosoor · ■ Virajpet rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.0%**

**78.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1027**

**1025

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1055**

**996

Working population ****58.5%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.2% for men and 64.9% for women. 67% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 31 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (1%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 1,554 (95%) · **■** Marginal 34 (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 Virajpet

- Balele3,071 people
- T. Shettigeri2,977 people
- Kedamullur2,966 people
- Guhya2,924 people
- Kumtoor2,357 people
- Heggala2,317 people
- Betoli2,297 people
- Puliyeri2,285 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Hosoor?571211
- How far is Hosoor from Madikeri?38 km by road
- What is the population of Hosoor?2,805 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hosoor in?Kodagu district (Virajpet sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Hosoor?71.0% (Census 2011)