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

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Village · Shikarpur, Shimoga 

# Hosuru

Hosuru is a village in Shikarpur sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577427**. The 2011 Census counted **2,173 people in 426 households**, the 20th largest of 155 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.4%.

- 2,173people (2011)
- 426households
- 79.0%literacy
- 577427PIN code

## Hosuru PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Hosuru is 577427.** Hosuru falls in Shikarpur sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577427
- Gram panchayatHosuru
- Community development blockShikarpur
- Census village code607817

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?

- Shikarpur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)64 km by road
- Shikarpur (nearest town)12 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?

20 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 · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Shikaripura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shikaripura
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Hosuru known for?

The main crops are **maize**. About 46% of the 1,442 hectares of village land is sown, and 133 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, 84 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Hosuru · ■ Shikarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****63%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****37%**

**39%

Tap water ****96%**

**76%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**89%

Use banking services ****50%**

**75%

Television ****45%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**16%

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

**1%

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

**19%

Own their home ****91%**

**94%

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 · ■ Shikarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.0%**

**72.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1021**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****931**

**972

Working population ****43.6%**

**48.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.7% for men and 72.4% for women. 52% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 363 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 410 (43%) · **■** Household industry 24 (3%) · **■** Other work 69 (7%) · **■** Marginal 81 (9%)

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 Shikarpur

- Kaginalli2,277 people
- Maravalli2,219 people
- Kittadahalli2,210 people
- Malooru2,205 people
- Nelavagilu2,139 people
- Arasinagere2,096 people
- Thogarsi2,081 people
- Mugalagere2,075 people

[All 176 villages in Shikarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/shikarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Hosuru?577427
- How far is Hosuru from Shimoga?64 km by road
- What is the population of Hosuru?2,173 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hosuru in?Shimoga district (Shikarpur sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Hosuru?79.0% (Census 2011)