# Hosur Village, Sagar, Shimoga (Karnataka) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/sagar/hosur-607273/ Village · Sagar, Shimoga # Hosur Hosur is a village in Sagar sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577412**. The 2011 Census counted **910 people in 217 households**, the 42nd largest of 230 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%. - 910people (2011) - 217households - 75.2%literacy - 577412PIN code ## Hosur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Hosur is 577412.** Hosur falls in Sagar sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka. - PIN code577412 - Gram panchayatKalmane - Community development blockSagar - Census village code607273 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? - Sagar (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Shimoga (district HQ)54 km by road - Sagar (nearest town)20 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 · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Anandapuram - ○Degree college10+ km · Sagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sagar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Hosur known for? The main crops are **paddy and arecanut**. About 22% of the 562 hectares of village land is sown, and 27 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, 81 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Hosur · ■ Sagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****81%** **85% Toilet within the home ****48%** **60% No toilet (open defecation) ****51%** **40% Tap water ****23%** **11% Drinking water within premises ****29%** **46% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **85% Use banking services ****63%** **82% Television ****53%** **50% Mobile phone ****80%** **62% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****23%** **26% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **4% None of these assets ****4%** **11% Own their home ****97%** **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 · ■ Sagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.2%** **76.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1097** **1019 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1188** **955 Working population ****52.5%** **52.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.0% for men and 66.1% for women. 67% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 281 (59%) · **■** Farm labourers 112 (23%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 64 (13%) · **■** Marginal 14 (3%) 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 - Brahmanamanchale968 people - Kattinakaru947 people - Marati945 people - Belandur921 people - Marasa897 people - Adur882 people - Channashettikoppa881 people - Kerekoppa881 people [All 238 villages in Sagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/sagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Hosur?577412 - How far is Hosur from Shimoga?54 km by road - What is the population of Hosur?910 (Census 2011) - Which district is Hosur in?Shimoga district (Sagar sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Hosur?75.2% (Census 2011)