Geographic Location of Hosur

The village Hosur is located in Sagar Taluk of Shivamogga District in the State of Karnataka in India. It is governed by Hosur Gram Panchayat. It comes under Sagar Community Development Block. The nearest town is Sagar, which is about 7 kilometers away from Hosur.

Travel and Communication for Hosur

Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Hosur,
Shivamogga,
Karnataka, India
PIN - 577417

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Hosur

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A brief summary of available data for Hosur is given below:

Social Structure of Hosur

As per available data from the year 2009, 827 persons live in 197 house holds in the village Hosur. There are 432 female individuals and 395 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 52.24% and males constitute 47.76% of the total population.

There are 106 scheduled castes persons of which 49 are females and 57 are males. Females constitute 46.23% and males constitute 53.77% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 12.82% of the total population.

There are 60 scheduled tribes persons of which 28 are females and 32 are males. Females constitute 46.67% and males constitute 53.33% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 7.26% of the total population.

Population density of Hosur is 151.01 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Hosur

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Total area of Hosur is 547.63 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 121.52 ha. About 45.95 ha is un-irrigated area. About 75.57 ha is irrigated area. About 13.91 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 18.35 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes. About 43.31 ha is irrigated by waterfalls.

About 3.35 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 350.3 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 16.18 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 12.47 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 6.24 ha is culturable waste land. About 8.73 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 2.95 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Hosur

There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Lingadahalli, which is less than 5 kms away from Hosur.

There is a government primary school in the village Hosur.

There is a government middle school in the village Hosur.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Sagar, which is 5-10 kms away from Hosur.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Sagar, which is 5-10 kms away from Hosur.

Colleges in Hosur

There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Sagar, which is 5-10 kms away from Hosur.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Shimoga, which is more than 10 kms away from Hosur.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Shimoga, which is more than 10 kms away from Hosur.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a government management institute in Shimoga, which is more than 10 kms away from Hosur.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Lingadahally, which is less than 5 kms away from Hosur.

Other Educational Facilities in Hosur

There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Lingadahally, which is 5-10 kms away from Hosur.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Sagar, which is 5-10 kms away from Hosur.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Shimoga, which is more than 10 kms away from Hosur.

Healthcare Facilities in Hosur

There is a community health centre 5-10 kms away from Hosur.

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Hosur.

There is a primary health sub-centre 5-10 kms away from Hosur.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Hosur.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Hosur.

There is a allopathic hospital 5-10 kms away from Hosur.

There is a alternative medicine hospital 5-10 kms away from Hosur.

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Hosur.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Hosur.

There is a mobile health centre 5-10 kms away from Hosur.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Hosur.

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