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

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Village · Kunigal, Tumkur 

# Hosur

Hosur is a village in Kunigal sub-district of Tumkur district, Karnataka, PIN code **572130**. The 2011 Census counted **501 people in 113 households**, the 152nd largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.9%.

- 501people (2011)
- 113households
- 58.1%literacy
- 572130PIN code

## Hosur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Hosur is 572130.** Hosur falls in Kunigal sub-district, Tumkur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code572130
- Gram panchayatSanthemavathur
- Community development blockKunigal
- Census village code612629

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?

- Kunigal (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Tumkur (district HQ)55 km by road
- Kunigal (nearest town)15 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?

6 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kunigal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kunigal
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kunigal
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 **ragi, silk and banana**. About 56% of the 450 hectares of village land is sown, and 54 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, 81 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Hosur · ■ Kunigal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**78%

Tap water ****1%**

**67%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**92%

Use banking services ****34%**

**48%

Television ****30%**

**43%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**17%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**21%

Own their home ****88%**

**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 Hosur?

■ Hosur · ■ Kunigal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.1%**

**65.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1012**

**1007

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1533**

**930

Working population ****69.5%**

**56.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.0% for men and 51.1% for women. 72% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 316 (91%) · **■** Other work 32 (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 Kunigal

- Heggadathihalli508 people
- Hosahalli504 people
- Hulivana504 people
- Theppasandra503 people
- Singonahalli497 people
- Chottanahalli495 people
- Heddigere490 people
- Rajagere489 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Hosur?572130
- How far is Hosur from Tumkur?55 km by road
- What is the population of Hosur?501 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hosur in?Tumkur district (Kunigal sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Hosur?58.1% (Census 2011)