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

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Village · Tumkur, Tumkur 

# Hosur

Hosur is a village in Tumkur sub-district of Tumkur district, Karnataka, PIN code **572122**. The 2011 Census counted **652 people in 123 households**, the 158th largest of 357 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 652people (2011)
- 123households
- 80.3%literacy
- 572122PIN code

## Hosur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Hosur is 572122.** Hosur falls in Tumkur sub-district, Tumkur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code572122
- Gram panchayatK.Palasandra
- Community development blockTumkur
- Census village code611565

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?

- Tumkur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Tumkur (district HQ)8 km by road
- Tumkur (nearest town)8 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?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Hosur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Akkathangiyarakatte Kaval
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tumkur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Tumkur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Tumkur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 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, paddy and jowar**. About 85% of the 139 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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, 94 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Hosur · ■ Tumkur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**68%

Tap water ****21%**

**64%

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

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**83%

Use banking services ****45%**

**42%

Television ****50%**

**52%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****30%**

**23%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**18%

Own their home ****84%**

**87%

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 · ■ Tumkur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.3%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****646**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****382**

**961

Working population ****41.4%**

**49.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.1% for men and 73.3% for women. 44% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 68 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (4%) · **■** Household industry 7 (3%) · **■** Other work 38 (14%) · **■** Marginal 146 (54%)

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 Tumkur

- Aslipura673 people
- Kalenahalli672 people
- Annenahalli671 people
- Chokkenahalli657 people
- Dodderi651 people
- M.Gollahalli646 people
- Melehalli646 people
- Ajjagonahalli633 people

[All 373 villages in Tumkur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/tumkur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Hosur?572122
- How far is Hosur from Tumkur?8 km by road
- What is the population of Hosur?652 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hosur in?Tumkur district (Tumkur sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Hosur?80.3% (Census 2011)