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

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Village · Sagar, Shimoga 

# Hosur

Hosur is a village in Sagar sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577417**. The 2011 Census counted **827 people in 197 households**, the 51st largest of 230 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%.

- 827people (2011)
- 197households
- 72.8%literacy
- 577417PIN code

## Hosur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Hosur is 577417.** Hosur falls in Sagar sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577417
- Gram panchayatHosur
- Community development blockSagar
- Census village code607336

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)7 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)82 km by road
- Sagar (nearest town)7 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?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Hosur; 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
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sagar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sagar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Lingadahally
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)11 h summer · 24 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**. About 22% of the 548 hectares of village land is sown, and 76 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, 93 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Hosur · ■ Sagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****74%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****26%**

**40%

Tap water ****3%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**85%

Use banking services ****98%**

**82%

Television ****49%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****28%**

**26%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**4%

None of these assets ****22%**

**11%

Own their home ****98%**

**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+) ****72.8%**

**76.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1094**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333**

**955

Working population ****56.0%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.6% for men and 67.3% for women. 69% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 57 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 55 (12%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 330 (71%) · **■** Marginal 18 (4%)

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

- Hosakoppa875 people
- Lingadahalli854 people
- Hirebilagunji853 people
- Hunasuru850 people
- Bhimanakone825 people
- Madasuru822 people
- Beluru816 people
- Mankalale797 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Hosur?577417
- How far is Hosur from Shimoga?82 km by road
- What is the population of Hosur?827 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hosur in?Shimoga district (Sagar sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Hosur?72.8% (Census 2011)