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

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Village · Turuvekere, Tumkur 

# Hosur

Hosur is a village in Turuvekere sub-district of Tumkur district, Karnataka, PIN code **572225**. The 2011 Census counted **118 people in 34 households**, the 211th largest of 233 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 118people (2011)
- 34households
- 77.1%literacy
- 572225PIN code

## Hosur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Hosur is 572225.** Hosur falls in Turuvekere sub-district, Tumkur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code572225
- Gram panchayatSampigehosahalli
- Community development blockTuruvekere
- Census village code612297

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?

- Turuvekere (sub-district HQ)29 km by road
- Tumkur (district HQ)50 km by road
- Gubbi (nearest town)27 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Ramadihalli
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dandinashivara
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dandinashivara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ammasandra
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 5 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 **coconuts, arecanut and ragi**. About 82% of the 258 hectares of village land is sown, and 31 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, 86 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 43 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Hosur · ■ Turuvekere rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**59%

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

**16%

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

**7%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****51%**

**48%

Television ****51%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****43%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****34%**

**14%

Own their home ****94%**

**95%

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 · ■ Turuvekere rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.1%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1185**

**1014

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1167**

**930

Working population ****53.4%**

**50.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.6% for men and 66.7% for women. 57% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 7 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 41 (65%) · **■** Household industry 1 (2%) · **■** Other work 7 (11%) · **■** Marginal 7 (11%)

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 Turuvekere

- Harigondanahalli153 people
- Pura Amanikere153 people
- Ambaladevanahalli133 people
- Kamanahalli125 people
- Vaderahalli118 people
- Abalakatte107 people
- Byadarahalli Kaval90 people
- K.Ganganahalli88 people

[All 243 villages in Turuvekere](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/turuvekere/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Hosur?572225
- How far is Hosur from Tumkur?50 km by road
- What is the population of Hosur?118 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hosur in?Tumkur district (Turuvekere sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Hosur?77.1% (Census 2011)