# Hosur Village, Nilanga, Latur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/latur/nilanga/hosur/ Village · Nilanga, Latur # Hosur Hosur is a village in Nilanga sub-district of Latur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,954 people in 594 households**, the 28th largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%. - 2,954people (2011) - 594households - 72.7%literacy - 908females per 1,000 males ## Hosur PIN code and other codes Hosur falls in Nilanga sub-district, Latur district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockNilanga - Census village code560796 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? - Nilanga (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Latur (district HQ)65 km by road - Nilanga (nearest town)20 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? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Hosur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Nilanga - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nilanga - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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? Products made here include jaggery. About 96% of the 1,175 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,106 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, 54 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Hosur · ■ Nilanga rural average Electricity for lighting ****54%** **74% Toilet within the home ****18%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **80% Tap water ****1%** **50% Drinking water within premises ****22%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **92% Use banking services ****66%** **63% Television ****16%** **28% Mobile phone ****50%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****38%** **32% Own their home ****99%** **96% 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 · ■ Nilanga rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.7%** **74.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908** **937 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****853** **887 Working population ****45.0%** **47.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.9% for men and 64.9% for women. 52% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 616 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 608 (46%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 91 (7%) · **■** Marginal 11 (1%) 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 Nilanga - Shirol3,183 people - Usturi3,137 people - Sarwadi3,077 people - Gaur3,053 people - Kokalgaon2,914 people - Ansarwada2,853 people - Sangvi [je]2,778 people - Hadga2,735 people [All 162 villages in Nilanga](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/latur/nilanga/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Hosur from Latur?65 km by road - What is the population of Hosur?2,954 (Census 2011) - Which district is Hosur in?Latur district (Nilanga sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Hosur?72.7% (Census 2011)