# Hosakere Village, Kunigal, Tumkur (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Kunigal, Tumkur 

# Hosakere

Hosakere is a village in Kunigal sub-district of Tumkur district, Karnataka, PIN code **572111**. The 2011 Census counted **857 people in 241 households**, the 71st largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.9%.

- 857people (2011)
- 241households
- 71.9%literacy
- 572111PIN code

## Hosakere PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Hosakere is 572111.** Hosakere falls in Kunigal sub-district, Tumkur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code572111
- Gram panchayatJinnagara
- Community development blockKunigal
- Census village code612666

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?

- Kunigal (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Tumkur (district HQ)58 km by road
- Kunigal (nearest town)22 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?

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Amruthur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kunigal
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kunigal
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 14 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 **ragi, paddy and sugarcane**. About 67% of the 294 hectares of village land is sown, and 162 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, 91 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Hosakere · ■ Kunigal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**78%

Tap water ****86%**

**67%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**92%

Use banking services ****79%**

**48%

Television ****50%**

**43%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**21%

Own their home ****95%**

**92%

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 · ■ Kunigal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.9%**

**65.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1106**

**1007

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875**

**930

Working population ****56.4%**

**56.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.9% for men and 58.6% for women. 66% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 334 (69%) · **■** Farm labourers 67 (14%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 73 (15%) · **■** Marginal 8 (2%)

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 Kunigal

- Mangala880 people
- Hithalahalli877 people
- Sobaganahalli869 people
- Kothipura863 people
- Hasige Hobli856 people
- Kattigehalli854 people
- Valagerepura849 people
- Doddamalalavadi847 people

[All 314 villages in Kunigal](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/kunigal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Hosakere?572111
- How far is Hosakere from Tumkur?58 km by road
- What is the population of Hosakere?857 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hosakere in?Tumkur district (Kunigal sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Hosakere?71.9% (Census 2011)