By population, Hosur ranks #4 of 111 villages in Badami mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Hosur is a village of 5,111 people in 865 households (Census 2011) in Badami taluk, Bagalkote district, Karnataka, the 4th-largest of 111 villages in Badami taluk. Literacy is 51%, 4 points below the taluk average of 55% and the sex ratio is 967 women per 1,000 men. It lies 36 km from the Bagalkote district centre, 24 km from Nalatawad, the nearest town, 3 km from Kudala Sangama railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 587114, served by Belur (Bagalkot) post office; the LGD village code is 598753. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Alur RC Rampur RC, 3 km away. The village votes in Badami assembly constituency, represented by MLA B.B.Chimmanakatti. The population is estimated at 6,026 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Hosur →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hosur · this village | 5,111 | 51% | — |
| Nagasampagi · Bagalkot | 734 | 59% | 2.4 km SE |
| Sitimani · Bagalkot | 324 | 61% | 2.5 km W |
| Mankani · Bagalkot | 1,666 | 54% | 5.9 km E |
| Jadramakunti · Bagalkot | 2,112 | 50% | 10.6 km W |
| Bommanagi · Bagalkot | 1,698 | 50% | 10.6 km E |
| Bevoor · Kotturu | 938 | 66% | 11.6 km S |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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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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