# Hosad Village, Kumta, Uttara Kannada (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Kumta, Uttara Kannada 

# Hosad

Hosad is a village in Kumta sub-district of Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **581362**. The 2011 Census counted **198 people in 43 households**, the 85th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.2%.

- 198people (2011)
- 43households
- 77.4%literacy
- 581362PIN code

## Hosad PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Hosad is 581362.** Hosad falls in Kumta sub-district, Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka.

- PIN code581362
- Gram panchayatMurur
- Community development blockKumta
- Census village code603503

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

## How far is Hosad from nearby towns?

- Kumta (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Karwar (district HQ)79 km by road
- Kumta (nearest town)16 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 Hosad?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Hosad; 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
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kumta
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kumta
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kumta
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- 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 Hosad known for?

The main crops are **paddy and pepper**. About 15% of the 290 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Hosad

Of every 100 households in Hosad in 2011, 81 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Hosad · ■ Kumta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**52%

Tap water ****5%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**57%

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

**17%

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

**80%

Use banking services ****98%**

**85%

Television ****5%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**3%

None of these assets ****21%**

**23%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Hosad?

■ Hosad · ■ Kumta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.4%**

**85.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1625**

**934

Working population ****40.9%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.4% for men and 74.1% for women. 68% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 27 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (16%) · **■** Other work 5 (6%) · **■** Marginal 36 (44%)

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 Kumta

- Santur237 people
- Chatrakurve232 people
- Mudnalli215 people
- Toregazani214 people
- Bhandival187 people
- Soppinahosalli178 people
- Morse165 people
- Holavalli158 people

[All 118 villages in Kumta](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/uttara-kannada/kumta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Hosad?581362
- How far is Hosad from Karwar?79 km by road
- What is the population of Hosad?198 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hosad in?Uttara Kannada district (Kumta sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Hosad?77.4% (Census 2011)