# Hosuru Village, Bhadravati, Shimoga (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Bhadravati, Shimoga 

# Hosuru

Hosuru is a village in Bhadravati sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577233**. The 2011 Census counted **284 people in 72 households**, the 119th largest of 135 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.0%.

- 284people (2011)
- 72households
- 60.1%literacy
- 577233PIN code

## Hosuru PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Hosuru is 577233.** Hosuru falls in Bhadravati sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577233
- Gram panchayatArakere
- Community development blockBhadravati
- Census village code608569

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?

- Bhadravati (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)37 km by road
- Bhadravati (nearest town)17 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?

8 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
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kallihal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhadravathi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhadravathi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 18 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 **arecanut and sugar cane**. About 45% of the 170 hectares of village land is sown, and 64 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, 93 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Hosuru · ■ Bhadravati rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**92%

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

**67%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**32%

Tap water ****0%**

**84%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**22%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**73%

Use banking services ****73%**

**59%

Television ****45%**

**64%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**25%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****35%**

**14%

Own their home ****90%**

**86%

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 · ■ Bhadravati rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.1%**

**74.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1168**

**990

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****938**

**930

Working population ****61.3%**

**47.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.6% for men and 58.0% for women. 65% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 5 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 165 (95%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%)

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 Bhadravati

- Thammadihalli353 people
- Holebyranahalli321 people
- Huliyar Ramenakoppa300 people
- Bisilamane285 people
- Kenchammanahalli283 people
- Balekatte277 people
- Honnehatti249 people
- Hadlaghatta245 people

[All 145 villages in Bhadravati](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/bhadravati/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Hosuru?577233
- How far is Hosuru from Shimoga?37 km by road
- What is the population of Hosuru?284 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hosuru in?Shimoga district (Bhadravati sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Hosuru?60.1% (Census 2011)