Hosakote Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Bangalore Rural, Karnataka - Census 2011

Hosakote is a Town Municipal Council city situated in Hosakote taluka of Bangalore Rural district. The Hosakote city is divided into 23 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 13,556 families residing in the Hosakote city. The total population of Hosakote is 56,980 out of which 29,261 are males and 27,719 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Hosakote is 947.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Hosakote city is 6825 which is 12% of the total population. There are 3490 male children and 3335 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Hosakote is 956 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (947).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Hosakote is 86.2%. Thus Hosakote has higher literacy rate compared to 77.9% of Bangalore Rural district. The male literacy rate is 89.58% and the female literacy rate is 82.68% in Hosakote.

Hosakote Town Municipal Council has total administration over 13,556 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Town Municipal Council limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Hosakote Town Municipal Council

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Hosakote Town Municipal Council.

Total Male Female
Children 6,825 3,490 3,335
Literacy 86.2% 78.9% 72.7%
Scheduled Caste 5,874 2,934 2,940
Scheduled Tribe 1,640 817 823
Illiterate 13,734 6,175 7,559

Caste-wise Population - Hosakote

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.9% of total population in Hosakote.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 5,874 2,934 2,940
Schedule Tribe 1,640 817 823

Religion-wise Population - Hosakote

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Hosakote is 42,658 which is 74.86% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Hosakote is 12,671 which is 22.24% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Hosakote as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 42,658 (74.86%) 21,990 20,668
Muslim 12,671 (22.24%) 6,572 6,099
Christian 1,309 (2.3%) 508 801
Sikh 22 (0.04%) 14 8
Buddhist 13 (0.02%) 7 6
Jain 194 (0.34%) 108 86
Other Religion 16 (0.03%) 12 4
No Religion Specified 97 (0.17%) 50 47

Literacy Rate - Hosakote

The total literacy rate of Hosakote was 86.22% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 75.36% of Karnataka. Population-wise, out of total 43,246 literates, males were 23,086 while females were 20,160. Also the male literacy rate was 89.58% and the female literacy rate was 82.68% in Hosakote.

  Hosakote Karnataka
Female 82.68% 68.08%
Male 89.58% 82.47%
Total 86.22% 75.36%

Sex Ratio - Hosakote

The Sex Ratio of Hosakote is 947. Thus per every 1000 men there were 947 females in Hosakote. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 956 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 947 ) of Hosakote.

Child Population - Hosakote

According to Census 2011, there were 6,825 children between age 0 to 6 years in Hosakote. Out of which 3,490 were male while 3,335 were female.

Working Population - Hosakote

In Hosakote Town Municipal Council out of total population, 21,941 were engaged in work activities. 86.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 13.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 21,941 workers engaged in Main Work, 898 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 745 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 18,995 15,238 3,757
Cultivators 898 780 118
Agriculture Labourer 745 449 296
Household Industries 272 179 93
Other Workers 17,080 13,830 3,250
Marginal Workers 2,946 2,070 876
Non Working 35,039 11,953 23,086

Hosakote Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Hosakote is further divided into 23 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,569 79% 954
2 Ward No - 2 1,407 75.2% 927
3 Ward No - 3 3,256 79.2% 1,075
4 Ward No - 4 2,639 81.1% 964
5 Ward No - 5 2,812 78.6% 852
6 Ward No - 6 2,330 80.3% 973
7 Ward No - 7 4,784 79.4% 901
8 Ward No - 8 4,570 80.4% 931
9 Ward No - 9 2,778 81% 889
10 Ward No - 10 4,065 82.1% 894
11 Ward No - 11 1,383 75.8% 984
12 Ward No - 12 1,236 73.4% 1,026
13 Ward No - 13 1,578 77.2% 924
14 Ward No - 14 1,144 82.5% 993
15 Ward No - 15 1,384 70.5% 922
16 Ward No - 16 1,864 68% 985
17 Ward No - 17 1,673 72.9% 941
18 Ward No - 18 2,420 71% 1,000
19 Ward No - 19 1,528 62.6% 1,384
20 Ward No - 20 5,314 77.6% 902
21 Ward No - 21 1,600 65.2% 912
22 Ward No - 22 3,595 67% 923
23 Ward No - 23 2,051 61.5% 966

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