# Hosakere Village, Madhugiri, Tumkur (Karnataka) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/madhugiri/hosakere/ Village · Madhugiri, Tumkur # Hosakere Hosakere is a village in Madhugiri sub-district of Tumkur district, Karnataka, PIN code **572132**. The 2011 Census counted **4,342 people in 1,050 households**, the 2nd largest of 302 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%. - 4,342people (2011) - 1,050households - 70.1%literacy - 572132PIN code ## Hosakere PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Hosakere is 572132.** Hosakere falls in Madhugiri sub-district, Tumkur district, Karnataka. - PIN code572132 - Gram panchayatHosakere - Community development blockMadhugiri - Census village code610707 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? - Madhugiri (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Tumkur (district HQ)56 km by road - Madhugiri (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 Hosakere? 29 services counted by the Census are inside Hosakere; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 2 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Madhugiri - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Madhugiri - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)10 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 Hosakere known for? The main crops are **groundnut and ragi**. About 39% of the 660 hectares of village land is sown, and 74 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, 86 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Hosakere · ■ Madhugiri rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **84% Toilet within the home ****44%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****56%** **86% Tap water ****71%** **57% Drinking water within premises ****15%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%** **93% Use banking services ****62%** **45% Television ****44%** **32% Mobile phone ****56%** **38% Computer with internet ****4%** **0% Two-wheeler ****17%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****18%** **30% Own their home ****77%** **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 · ■ Madhugiri rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.1%** **68.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976** **988 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1048** **966 Working population ****53.3%** **58.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.1% for men and 60.7% for women. 61% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 397 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 397 (17%) · **■** Household industry 124 (5%) · **■** Other work 660 (28%) · **■** Marginal 738 (32%) 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 Madhugiri - Kodigenahalli7,075 people - Badavanahalli4,332 people - Chinakavajra4,283 people - Itakadibbanahalli4,145 people - Kotagaralahalli3,933 people [All 322 villages in Madhugiri](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/madhugiri/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Hosakere?572132 - How far is Hosakere from Tumkur?56 km by road - What is the population of Hosakere?4,342 (Census 2011) - Which district is Hosakere in?Tumkur district (Madhugiri sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Hosakere?70.1% (Census 2011)