Village · Sira, Tumkur # Hosur Hosur is a village in Sira sub-district of Tumkur district, Karnataka, PIN code 572139. The 2011 Census counted 1,464 people in 334 households, the 57th largest of 234 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%. - 1,464 people (2011) - 334 households - 66.5% literacy - 572139 PIN code ## Hosur PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Hosur is 572139. Hosur falls in Sira sub-district, Tumkur district, Karnataka. - PIN code 572139 - Gram panchayat Hosur - Community development block Sira - Census village code 610312 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Hosur from nearby towns? - Sira (sub-district HQ) 25 km by road - Tumkur (district HQ) 75 km by road - Sira (nearest town) 25 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Hosur? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Hosur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 2 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Tavarekere - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Sira - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Sira - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 8 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Hosur known for? The main crops are sun flower and arecanut. About 77% of the 773 hectares of village land is sown, and 161 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Hosur Of every 100 households in Hosur in 2011, 76 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Hosur · ■ Sira rural average - Electricity for lighting 76% 80% - Toilet within the home 5% 11% - No toilet (open defecation) 95% 88% - Tap water 57% 59% - Drinking water within premises 25% 10% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 5% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 94% - Use banking services 77% 59% - Television 31% 30% - Mobile phone 46% 45% - Computer with internet 1% 0% - Two-wheeler 12% 14% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 28% 27% - Own their home 96% 93% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Hosur? ■ Hosur · ■ Sira rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 66.5% 69.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 960 972 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 893 947 - Working population 61.3% 55.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.9% for men and 55.8% for women. 63% of men and 60% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 266 (30%) · ■ Farm labourers 308 (34%) · ■ Household industry 18 (2%) · ■ Other work 68 (8%) · ■ Marginal 238 (27%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Sira - Muganahalli 1,559 people - Bhuvanahalli 1,540 people - Doddagula 1,493 people - Yadaladaku 1,490 people - Huildore 1,442 people - Brammasandra 1,420 people - Talagunda 1,389 people - Ramalingapura 1,384 people All 249 villages in Sira ## Other places named Hosur - Hosur · Sub-district, Krishnagiri · 539,663 people - Hosur · Town, Krishnagiri · 116,821 people - Hosur · Village, Parasgad, Belgaum · 7,995 people - Hosur · Village, Pattikonda, Kurnool · 7,114 people - Hosur · Village, Badami, Bagalkot · 5,111 people - Hosur · Village, Hospet, Bellary · 4,392 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Hosur? 572139 - How far is Hosur from Tumkur? 75 km by road - What is the population of Hosur? 1,464 (Census 2011) - Which district is Hosur in? Tumkur district (Sira sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Hosur? 66.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/sira/hosur/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.