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Hosur Population - Gadag, Karnataka

Hosur is a medium size village located in Shirhatti Taluka of Gadag district, Karnataka with total 265 families residing. The Hosur village has population of 1167 of which 603 are males while 564 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Hosur village population of children with age 0-6 is 139 which makes up 11.91 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Hosur village is 935 which is lower than Karnataka state average of 973. Child Sex Ratio for the Hosur as per census is 738, lower than Karnataka average of 948.

Hosur village has lower literacy rate compared to Karnataka. In 2011, literacy rate of Hosur village was 64.98 % compared to 75.36 % of Karnataka. In Hosur Male literacy stands at 76.67 % while female literacy rate was 52.87 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Hosur village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Hosur village.

Hosur Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 265 - -
Population 1,167 603 564
Child (0-6) 139 80 59
Schedule Caste 78 40 38
Schedule Tribe 233 127 106
Literacy 64.98 % 76.67 % 52.87 %
Total Workers 595 363 232
Main Worker 582 - -
Marginal Worker 13 7 6

Caste Factor

Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 19.97 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 6.68 % of total population in Hosur village.

Work Profile

In Hosur village out of total population, 595 were engaged in work activities. 97.82 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 2.18 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 595 workers engaged in Main Work, 356 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 162 were Agricultural labourer.