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- LGD code
- 609020
- Pincode
- 577126
- Post office
- Koppa
- Population
- 1,416
- Households
- 351
- Literacy rate
- 66.5%
- Sex ratio
- 1040 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 822
- Distance to district centre
- 123 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 75 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 314 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 563 km
- Nearest railway station
- Senapura · 14 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Primary Health Care centre · 6 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Hosuru compares
By population, Hosuru ranks #17 of 80 villages in Koppa mandal.
Literacy rate
%
66.5%
−9.0% vs mandal average
- Hosuru
- 66.5%
- Koppa mandal
- 75.5%
- Chikkamagaluru district
- 71.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,040
+7 vs mandal average
- Hosuru
- 1,040
- Koppa mandal
- 1,033
Household size
people per home
4.0
Same as the mandal average
- Hosuru
- 4.0
- Koppa mandal
- 4.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Hosuru at a glance
Hosuru is a village of 1,416 people in 351 households (Census 2011) in Koppa taluk, Chikkamagaluru district, Karnataka, the 17th-largest of 80 villages in Koppa taluk. Literacy is 67%, 9 points below the taluk average of 76% and the sex ratio is 1,040 women per 1,000 men. It lies 123 km from the Chikkamagaluru district centre, 20 km from Gangolli, the nearest town, 14 km from Senapura railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 577126, served by Koppa post office; the LGD village code is 609020. The nearest hospital or health centre is Primary Health Care centre, 6 km away. The village votes in Sringeri assembly constituency, represented by MLA T.D.Rajegowda. The population is estimated at 1,669 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Hosuru
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- KOPPA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 12
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 102
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 12
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- NUGGI (BAPPUNJI)
- Total area (ha)
- 1,394.59
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Hosuru
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Hosuru
- LGD code
- 609020
- Pincode
- 577126
- Post office
- Koppa
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,416
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,669
- Households
- 351
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1040
- Literacy rate
- 66.5%
- Coordinates
- 13.76077°N, 74.81097°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Udupi Chikmagalur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Sringeri
- Member of Parliament
- Kota Srinivas Poojary
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- T.D.Rajegowda
- Block / Mandal
- Koppa
Getting there
How to reach Hosuru
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bengaluru314 kmcapital
- Hyderabad563 km
- Chennai595 km
- Mumbai626 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationSenapura14 km
- Bus stopSaraswati Shaale Bus Stop8 km
- Hospital / PHCPrimary Health Care centre6 km
- ATM / bankBank Of Baroda And ATM9 km
- Petrol pumpShettara Katte12 km
- CollegeMoodlakatte Institute of Technology18 km
- Police stationHosangadi Check Post17 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Hosuru
1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕Brahmalingeshwara Maranakatte TempleTemple5.0 km ↗
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Hosuru
8 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 🎓Government Higher Primary. School MelhosurHigh school<1 km ↗
- 🎓Government Higher Primary School, HosurHigh school1.3 km ↗
- 🎓Government Higher Primary School, Idur KunjadiHigh school3.2 km ↗
- 🏫PU CollegeSchool3.4 km ↗
- 🎓Government Higher Primary School, KeradiHigh school3.5 km ↗
- 🎓Government Higher Primary. School, Maranakatte, ChitturHigh school4.7 km ↗
- 🏫Secread Heart Convent School, Beesina Pare, JadkalSchool4.8 km ↗
- 🎓Government Higher Primary School, Nandroli, BellalHigh school4.9 km ↗
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Other villages in Koppa mandal
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- Jayapura
- Bintravalli
- Hariharapura
- Chavalamane
- Yelemadalu
- Herur
- Adigebylu
- Devagodu
- Kulur
- Bomlapura
- Thalamakki
- Nuggi
- Byredevaru
- Bhandigadi
- Narasipura
- Addada
- Somlapura
- Honnagundi
- Nilavagilu
- Kelakuli
- Attikudige
- Hiregadde
- Bilagadde
- Guddethota
- Bhuyanakote
- Asagodu
- Kallugudde
- Halmathur
- Bethadakolalu
- Gunavanthe
- Lokanathapura
- Agalagandi
- Heggaru
- Kodur
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-24
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)