Hosur city is governed by Municipal Corporation which comes under Hosur Metropolitan Region. The Hosur city is located in Tamil Nadu state of India.
The current estimate population of Hosur city in 2025 is
167,000
, while Hosur metro population is estimated at
333,000
. The last census was conducted in 2011 and the schedule census for Hosur city in 2021 was postponed due to Covid. The current estimates of Hosur city are based on past growth rate. Once govt conducts census for Hosur city, we will update the same here in 2025.
As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Hosur in 2011 is 116,821. Although Hosur city has population of 116,821; its urban / metropolitan population is 229,528.
Hosur Literacy Rate and Sex Ratio
In education section, total literates in Hosur city are 89,593 of which 47,353 are males while 42,240 are females. Average literacy rate of Hosur city is 87.40 percent of which male and female literacy was 90.93 and 83.75 percent.
The sex ratio of Hosur city is 968 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 967 per 1000 boys.
Hosur Slum Population
Total no. of Slums in Hosur city numbers 2,942 in which population of 12,390 resides. This is around 10.61% of total population of Hosur city.
Hosur Religion
Hinduism is majority religion in Hosur city with 83.66 % followers.
Islam is second most popular religion in city of Hosur with approximately 11.37 % following it.
In Hosur city, Christinity is followed by 4.50 %, Jainism by 0.11 %, Sikhism by 0.05 % and Buddhism by 0.02 %. Around 0.02 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.27 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.
Religion
Percentage
Total
Hindu
83.66 %
97,727
Muslims
11.37 %
13,279
Christian
4.50 %
5,253
Sikh
0.05 %
64
Buddhist
0.02 %
22
Jain
0.11 %
132
Others
0.02 %
23
Not Stated
0.27 %
321
Hosur Future Population 2021-2031
Hosur
City
Metropolitan
2011
116,821
229,528
2021
151,000
298,000
2022
155,000
306,000
2023
159,000
315,000
2024
163,000
324,000
2025
167,000
333,000
2026
172,000
342,000
2027
177,000
352,000
2028
182,000
362,000
2029
187,000
372,000
2030
192,000
383,000
2031
197,000
394,000
Hosur City 2011
Total
Male
Female
City Population
116,821
59,351
57,470
Literates
89,593
47,353
42,240
Children (0-6)
14,307
7,274
7,033
Average Literacy (%)
87.40 %
90.93 %
83.75 %
Sexratio
968
Child Sexratio
967
Hosur Metropolitan Region
Hosur city comes under Hosur Metropolitan area.
Hosur Metropolitan
Total
Male
Female
Population
229,528
117,994
111,534
Literates
175,278
93,934
81,344
Children (0-6)
29,320
14,958
14,362
Average Literacy (%)
87.55 %
91.17 %
83.71 %
Sexratio
945
Child Sexratio
960
Hosur Metropolitan Areas
Avalapalli, Hosur, Mathigiri, Mookondapalli, and Zuzuvadi