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- LGD code
- 603784
- Pincode
- 581335
- Post office
- Hosad
- Population
- 1,243
- Households
- 297
- Literacy rate
- 77.2%
- Sex ratio
- 1038 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 407
- Distance to district centre
- 67 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 21 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 365 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 551 km
- Nearest railway station
- Honnavar · 8 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Shree Sharada Nursing Home, Uttara Kannada · 7 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Hosad compares
By population, Hosad ranks #34 of 93 villages in Honavar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
77.2%
+2.1% vs mandal average
- Hosad
- 77.2%
- Honavar mandal
- 75.1%
- Uttara Kannada district
- 75.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,038
+41 vs mandal average
- Hosad
- 1,038
- Honavar mandal
- 997
Household size
people per home
4.2
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Hosad
- 4.2
- Honavar mandal
- 4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Hosad at a glance
Hosad is a village of 1,243 people in 297 households (Census 2011) in Honavar taluk, Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, the 34th-largest of 93 villages in Honavar taluk. Literacy is 77%, 2 points above the taluk average of 75% and the sex ratio is 1,038 women per 1,000 men. It lies 67 km from the Uttara Kannada district centre, 8 km from Manki, the nearest town, 8 km from Honnavar railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 581335, served by Hosad post office; the LGD village code is 603784. The nearest hospital or health centre is Shree Sharada Nursing Home, Uttara Kannada, 7 km away. The village votes in Bhatkal assembly constituency, represented by MLA Mankal Vaidya. The population is estimated at 1,465 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Mavinkurve →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hosad · this village | 1,243 | 77% | — |
| Hosad · Kumta | 198 | 69% | 0 km N |
| Mavinkurve · Bhatkal | 1,364 | 77% | 2.3 km W |
| Chikkankod · Honavar | 1,856 | 75% | 3.6 km NE |
| Hosakuli · Honavar | 2,605 | 82% | 5.2 km N |
| Gunavanthe · Koppa | 973 | 75% | 5.4 km SW |
| Gudemakki · Honavar | 138 | 66% | 7.5 km S |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Hosad
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- 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
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- HONAVAR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 20
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 110
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 20
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- MAVINKURVE
- Total area (ha)
- 135.36
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 23.68
- Forest area (ha)
- 48.7
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Hosad
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Hosad
- LGD code
- 603784
- Pincode
- 581335
- Post office
- Hosad
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,243
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,465
- Households
- 297
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1038
- Literacy rate
- 77.2%
- Coordinates
- 14.26547°N, 74.48840°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Uttara Kannada
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bhatkal
- Member of Parliament
- Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Mankal Vaidya
- Block / Mandal
- Honavar
Getting there
How to reach Hosad
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bengaluru365 kmcapital
- Hyderabad551 km
- Mumbai562 km
- Chennai638 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationHonnavar8 km
- Bus stopMurdeshwara19 km
- Hospital / PHCShree Sharada Nursing Home, Uttara Kannada7 km
- ATM / bankCanara Bank4 km
- Petrol pumpBharath Petroleum20 km
- CollegeSDM College4 km
- Police stationPolice Station4 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Hosad
5 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Hosad
1 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 🎓SDM CollegeCollege4.0 km ↗
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-16
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)