Hosahalli observes Mysuru Dasara on Sunday, 11 October 2026, along with the rest of Karnataka.
The principal temple recorded for Arkalgud mandal is Lakshmi Narasimha Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Hosahalli itself.
Nadahabba — the state festival. Bombe Habba doll steps at home; Mysuru Dasara is the public form, the Jamboo Savari procession on Vijayadashami carrying the Chamundeshwari idol on a decorated elephant.
The regional form observed across Karnataka. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.
By population, Hosahalli ranks #232 of 296 villages in Arkalgud mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Hosahalli is a village of 169 people in 40 households (Census 2011) in Arkalgud taluk, Hassan district, Karnataka, the 232nd-largest of 296 villages in Arkalgud taluk. Literacy is 61%, about the same as the taluk average of 61% and the sex ratio is 1,167 women per 1,000 men. It lies 38 km from the Hassan district centre, 52 km from Besagarahalli, the nearest town, 11 km from Shravanabelagola railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 573133, served by Ramanathapura post office; the LGD village code is 616508. The nearest hospital or health centre is Bahubali Children's Hospital, 7 km away. The village votes in Shravanabelagola assembly constituency, represented by MLA C N Balakrishna. The population is estimated at 199 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Vijapura Forest →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hosahalli · this village | 169 | 61% | — |
| Lokanahalli · Krishnarajpet | 485 | 75% | 1.1 km E |
| Lokanahalli · Hassan | 0 | — | 1.1 km E |
| Nayasinganahalli · Krishnarajpet | 410 | 66% | 1.1 km W |
| Ramanakoppalu · Krishnarajpet | 321 | 51% | 1.9 km NW |
| Appanahalli · Madhugiri | 348 | 64% | 2.2 km SE |
| Appanahalli · Krishnarajpet | 433 | 70% | 2.2 km SE |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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