# Hosur Village, Krishnarajanagara, Mysore (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/mysore/krishnarajanagara/hosur/ Village · Krishnarajanagara, Mysore # Hosur Hosur is a village in Krishnarajanagara sub-district of Mysore district, Karnataka, PIN code **571617**. The 2011 Census counted **1,966 people in 489 households**, the 31st largest of 154 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.0%. - 1,966people (2011) - 489households - 67.9%literacy - 571617PIN code ## Hosur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Hosur is 571617.** Hosur falls in Krishnarajanagara sub-district, Mysore district, Karnataka. - PIN code571617 - Gram panchayatHaleyuru - Community development blockKrishnarajanagara - Census village code618615 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? - Krishnarajanagara (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Mysore (district HQ)60 km by road - Krishnarajanagara (nearest town)18 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? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Hosur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · K R Nagara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Krishnarajanagara - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 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 Hosur known for? The main crops are **paddy and tobacco**. About 68% of the 287 hectares of village land is sown, and 157 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, 97 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Hosur · ■ Krishnarajanagara rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **94% Toilet within the home ****44%** **28% No toilet (open defecation) ****56%** **70% Tap water ****96%** **77% Drinking water within premises ****63%** **45% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%** **15% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%** **83% Use banking services ****52%** **50% Television ****67%** **51% Mobile phone ****68%** **58% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****23%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **1% None of these assets ****11%** **17% Own their home ****89%** **95% 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 · ■ Krishnarajanagara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.9%** **66.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948** **996 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****841** **946 Working population ****53.0%** **52.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.2% for men and 60.2% for women. 66% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 630 (60%) · **■** Farm labourers 168 (16%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 151 (14%) · **■** Marginal 81 (8%) 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 Krishnarajanagara - Channamgere2,182 people - Dornahalli2,121 people - Hadya2,023 people - Chikkanayakanahalli2,018 people - Kalammana Koppalu1,875 people - Karthalu1,851 people - Arjunahalli1,829 people - Mavathur1,812 people [All 179 villages in Krishnarajanagara](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/mysore/krishnarajanagara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Hosur?571617 - How far is Hosur from Mysore?60 km by road - What is the population of Hosur?1,966 (Census 2011) - Which district is Hosur in?Mysore district (Krishnarajanagara sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Hosur?67.9% (Census 2011)