# Hosur Village, Hosanagara, Shimoga (Karnataka) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/hosanagara/hosur/ Village · Hosanagara, Shimoga # Hosur Hosur is a village in Hosanagara sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577425**. The 2011 Census counted **1,186 people in 281 households**, the 14th largest of 202 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%. - 1,186people (2011) - 281households - 73.5%literacy - 577425PIN code ## Hosur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Hosur is 577425.** Hosur falls in Hosanagara sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka. - PIN code577425 - Gram panchayatHosuru - Community development blockHosanagara - Census village code608018 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? - Hosanagara (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Shimoga (district HQ)113 km by road - Hosanagara (nearest town)30 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? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Hosur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Amrutha - ○Degree college10+ km · Hosanagara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hosanagara - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 arecanut**. About 13% of the 1,054 hectares of village land is sown, and 19 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, 86 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Hosur · ■ Hosanagara rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **83% Toilet within the home ****60%** **59% No toilet (open defecation) ****39%** **39% Tap water ****27%** **12% Drinking water within premises ****36%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%** **86% Use banking services ****82%** **83% Television ****50%** **50% Mobile phone ****44%** **67% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****22%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **5% None of these assets ****10%** **10% Own their home ****85%** **92% 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 · ■ Hosanagara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.5%** **79.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1125** **1019 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1261** **971 Working population ****39.9%** **48.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.1% for men and 67.5% for women. 62% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 187 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 58 (12%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 184 (39%) · **■** Marginal 40 (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 Hosanagara - M.Guddekoppa1,301 people - Alageri Mandri1,298 people - Mumbaru1,291 people - Ganganakoppa1,251 people - Punaje1,180 people - Maruthipura1,166 people - Amrutha1,144 people - Sonale1,134 people [All 204 villages in Hosanagara](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/hosanagara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Hosur?577425 - How far is Hosur from Shimoga?113 km by road - What is the population of Hosur?1,186 (Census 2011) - Which district is Hosur in?Shimoga district (Hosanagara sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Hosur?73.5% (Census 2011)