# Hosagunda Village, Sagar, Shimoga (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Sagar, Shimoga 

# Hosagunda

Hosagunda is a village in Sagar sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577412**. The 2011 Census counted **345 people in 75 households**, the 139th largest of 230 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%.

- 345people (2011)
- 75households
- 74.9%literacy
- 577412PIN code

## Hosagunda PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Hosagunda is 577412.** Hosagunda falls in Sagar sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577412
- Gram panchayatHosur
- Community development blockSagar
- Census village code607259

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

## How far is Hosagunda from nearby towns?

- Sagar (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)61 km by road
- Sagar (nearest town)19 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 Hosagunda?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Hosagunda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Anandapuram
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sagar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)11 h summer · 11 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 Hosagunda known for?

The main crops are **paddy and arecanut**. About 25% of the 523 hectares of village land is sown, and 55 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 Hosagunda

Of every 100 households in Hosagunda in 2011, 85 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Hosagunda · ■ Sagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**40%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**85%

Use banking services ****80%**

**82%

Television ****47%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**26%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**4%

None of these assets ****12%**

**11%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Hosagunda?

■ Hosagunda · ■ Sagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.9%**

**76.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1018**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875**

**955

Working population ****50.1%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.3% for men and 68.8% for women. 58% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 121 (70%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (14%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 23 (13%) · **■** Marginal 3 (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 Sagar

- Karumane358 people
- Chimale357 people
- Aralagodu353 people
- Brahmana Bedur353 people
- Yebbodi335 people
- Guthanahalli332 people
- Hythuru331 people
- Chikkabilagunji330 people

[All 238 villages in Sagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/sagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Hosagunda?577412
- How far is Hosagunda from Shimoga?61 km by road
- What is the population of Hosagunda?345 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hosagunda in?Shimoga district (Sagar sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Hosagunda?74.9% (Census 2011)