# Hosur, Krishnagiri (Tamil Nadu) – Villages List & Towns

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Sub-district · Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu 

# Hosur

Hosur is a sub-district of Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu. At the 2011 Census it had **539,663 people**, 5 towns and 168 villages (154 inhabited). The largest village is Chenathur (15,826 people).

- 539,663people (2011)
- 168villages
- 5towns
- 75.7%literacy

## Population of Hosur compared with Krishnagiri

■ Hosur · ■ Krishnagiri district

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.7%**

**71.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****951**

**926

Working population ****42.9%**

**46.7%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Hosur

Of every 100 households in Hosur in 2011, 94 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 54 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 41 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Hosur · ■ Krishnagiri district

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****55%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**64%

Tap water ****83%**

**76%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**19%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****54%**

**34%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****38%**

**61%

Use banking services ****53%**

**50%

Television ****87%**

**85%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****41%**

**33%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**3%

None of these assets ****4%**

**6%

Own their home ****65%**

**83%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Towns in Hosur

- Hosur116,821 people
- Mookondapalli39,245 people
- Zuzuvadi32,474 people
- Mathigiri23,129 people
- Avalapalli17,859 people

## Largest villages in Hosur

- Chenathur · 15,826 people
- Thorapalli Agraharam · 9,849 people
- Shoolagiri · 9,530 people
- Moranapalli · 9,160 people
- Bagalur · 9,115 people
- Berigai · 7,884 people
- Onalvadi · 6,656 people
- Kamandoddi · 6,524 people
- Thinnapalli · 5,791 people
- Nallur · 5,327 people
- Chembarasanapalli · 5,312 people
- Ayaranapalli · 4,986 people
- Maruthanapalli · 4,816 people
- Kothagondapalli · 4,706 people
- Uddanapalli · 4,691 people
- Marandapalli · 4,663 people

[All 168 villages in Hosur →](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/krishnagiri/hosur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Hosur?168 (154 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Hosur in?Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu
- What is the population of Hosur?539,663 (Census 2011)