# Hosur Village, Sirsi, Uttara Kannada (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Sirsi, Uttara Kannada 

# Hosur

Hosur is a village in Sirsi sub-district of Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **581315**. The 2011 Census counted **141 people in 29 households**, the 198th largest of 228 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.6%.

- 141people (2011)
- 29households
- 88.4%literacy
- 581315PIN code

## Hosur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Hosur is 581315.** Hosur falls in Sirsi sub-district, Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka.

- PIN code581315
- Gram panchayatBandal
- Community development blockSirsi
- Census village code603166

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?

- Sirsi (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Karwar (district HQ)96 km by road
- Sirsi (nearest town)26 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

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

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

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 22 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 **paddy and chillies**. About 3% of the 739 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, 90 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Hosur · ■ Sirsi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**36%

Tap water ****3%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**55%

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

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**74%

Use banking services ****100%**

**73%

Television ****30%**

**52%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**27%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****23%**

**14%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

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 · ■ Sirsi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.4%**

**85.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****831**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2000**

**923

Working population ****42.6%**

**49.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.4% for men and 85.7% for women. 66% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 15 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (17%) · **■** Other work 5 (8%) · **■** Marginal 30 (50%)

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 Sirsi

- Devimane145 people
- Kogod144 people
- Mudgar144 people
- Balgar142 people
- Fharsi134 people
- Heggar132 people
- Kondalgi131 people
- Kanamuski128 people

[All 228 villages in Sirsi](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/uttara-kannada/sirsi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Hosur?581315
- How far is Hosur from Karwar?96 km by road
- What is the population of Hosur?141 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hosur in?Uttara Kannada district (Sirsi sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Hosur?88.4% (Census 2011)