# Hosakere Village, Tirthahalli, Shimoga (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Tirthahalli, Shimoga 

# Hosakere

Hosakere is a village in Tirthahalli sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577414**. The 2011 Census counted **164 people in 40 households**, the 197th largest of 245 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%.

- 164people (2011)
- 40households
- 81.9%literacy
- 577414PIN code

## Hosakere PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Hosakere is 577414.** Hosakere falls in Tirthahalli sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577414
- Gram panchayatHadigallu
- Community development blockTirthahalli
- Census village code608085

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

## How far is Hosakere from nearby towns?

- Tirthahalli (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)65 km by road
- Tirthahalli (nearest town)16 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 Hosakere?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Mullkev I
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Konandur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Konandur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thirthalli
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Hosakere known for?

The main crops are **arecanut**. About 23% of the 183 hectares of village land is sown, and 28 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 Hosakere

Of every 100 households in Hosakere in 2011, 92 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Hosakere · ■ Tirthahalli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****78%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****22%**

**29%

Tap water ****0%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**79%

Use banking services ****100%**

**81%

Television ****82%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****8%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****32%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**6%

None of these assets ****8%**

**10%

Own their home ****98%**

**93%

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 Hosakere?

■ Hosakere · ■ Tirthahalli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.9%**

**82.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****885**

**1030

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1143**

**944

Working population ****42.7%**

**51.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.0% for men and 78.3% for women. 69% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 33 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 26 (37%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 10 (14%)

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 Tirthahalli

- Melinakadagodu178 people
- Hasandur175 people
- Bobli174 people
- Venkanahalli174 people
- Yadavathi163 people
- Manikoppa161 people
- Adinasara159 people
- Karakuchi159 people

[All 247 villages in Tirthahalli](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/tirthahalli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Hosakere?577414
- How far is Hosakere from Shimoga?65 km by road
- What is the population of Hosakere?164 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hosakere in?Shimoga district (Tirthahalli sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Hosakere?81.9% (Census 2011)