# Hosuru Village, Tirthahalli, Shimoga (Karnataka) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/tirthahalli/hosuru/ Village · Tirthahalli, Shimoga # Hosuru Hosuru is a village in Tirthahalli sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577411**. The 2011 Census counted **1,400 people in 352 households**, the 11th largest of 245 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%. - 1,400people (2011) - 352households - 85.1%literacy - 577411PIN code ## Hosuru PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Hosuru is 577411.** Hosuru falls in Tirthahalli sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka. - PIN code577411 - Gram panchayatAgumbe - Community development blockTirthahalli - Census village code608285 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? - Tirthahalli (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Shimoga (district HQ)85 km by road - Tirthahalli (nearest town)25 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? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Hosuru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Megaravalli - ○Degree college10+ km · Thirthalli - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Udupi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - 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 Hosuru known for? The main crops are **arecanut**. About 6% of the 3,016 hectares of village land is sown, and 109 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, 82 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Hosuru · ■ Tirthahalli rural average Electricity for lighting ****82%** **89% Toilet within the home ****79%** **71% No toilet (open defecation) ****21%** **29% Tap water ****29%** **22% Drinking water within premises ****45%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%** **19% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%** **79% Use banking services ****67%** **81% Television ****48%** **56% Mobile phone ****55%** **59% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****19%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **6% None of these assets ****8%** **10% Own their home ****96%** **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 Hosuru? ■ Hosuru · ■ Tirthahalli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.1%** **82.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1006** **1030 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****814** **944 Working population ****46.7%** **51.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.1% for men and 79.2% for women. 67% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 24 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 222 (34%) · **■** Household industry 22 (3%) · **■** Other work 360 (55%) · **■** Marginal 26 (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 Tirthahalli - Kesalur1,843 people - Lingapura1,660 people - Talluru1,652 people - Muniyur1,414 people - Arehalli1,332 people - Aralapura1,289 people - Balehalli1,246 people - Shankarapura1,225 people [All 247 villages in Tirthahalli](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/tirthahalli/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Hosuru?577411 - How far is Hosuru from Shimoga?85 km by road - What is the population of Hosuru?1,400 (Census 2011) - Which district is Hosuru in?Shimoga district (Tirthahalli sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Hosuru?85.1% (Census 2011)