# Hosgod Village, Honavar, Uttara Kannada (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Honavar, Uttara Kannada 

# Hosgod

Hosgod is a village in Honavar sub-district of Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **581361**. The 2011 Census counted **264 people in 52 households**, the 78th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.0%.

- 264people (2011)
- 52households
- 85.3%literacy
- 581361PIN code

## Hosgod PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Hosgod is 581361.** Hosgod falls in Honavar sub-district, Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka.

- PIN code581361
- Gram panchayatChikkankod
- Community development blockHonavar
- Census village code603792

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Hosgod from nearby towns?

- Honnavar (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Karwar (district HQ)115 km by road
- Honavar (nearest town)25 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 Hosgod?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Hosgod; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Honnavar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Honnavar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Honnavar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Hosgod known for?

The main crops are **paddy and betel nut**. About 3% of the 856 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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 Hosgod

Of every 100 households in Hosgod in 2011, 60 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Hosgod · ■ Honavar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**50%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**68%

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

**18%

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

**78%

Use banking services ****58%**

**84%

Television ****19%**

**43%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****33%**

**19%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Hosgod?

■ Hosgod · ■ Honavar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.3%**

**83.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**997

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1062**

**964

Working population ****74.2%**

**42.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.5% for men and 77.5% for women. 79% of men and 70% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 100 (51%) · **■** Other work 14 (7%) · **■** Marginal 82 (42%)

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 Honavar

- Mallapur313 people
- Herali305 people
- Duggur286 people
- Koodla281 people
- Ashikeri238 people
- Sampolli224 people
- Mandalakurve203 people
- Adkar202 people

[All 93 villages in Honavar](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/uttara-kannada/honavar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Hosgod?581361
- How far is Hosgod from Karwar?115 km by road
- What is the population of Hosgod?264 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hosgod in?Uttara Kannada district (Honavar sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Hosgod?85.3% (Census 2011)