Hosur is a Taluk located in Krishnagiri district of Tamil Nadu. It is one of 5 Taluks of Krishnagiri district. There are 168 villages and 5 towns in Hosur Taluk.
As per the Census India 2011, Hosur Taluk has 129512 households, population of 539663 of which 277136 are males and 262527 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 66010 which is 12.23% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Hosur Taluk is around
947 compared to
996 which is average of Tamil Nadu state. The literacy rate of Hosur Taluk is 66.48% out of which 71.55% males are literate and 61.12% females are literate. The total area of Hosur is 957.76 sq.km with population density of 563 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 57.47% of population lives in Urban area and 42.53% lives in Rural area. There are 13.8% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0.57% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Hosur Taluk.
Hosur Religion Population
Description | Population | Percentage |
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Total | 539663 | 100% |
Hindu | 491962 | 91.16% |
Muslim | 32284 | 5.98% |
Christian | 14032 | 2.6% |
Religion not stated | 764 | 0.14% |
Jain | 233 | 0.04% |
Sikh | 196 | 0.04% |
Other religions and persuasions | 138 | 0.03% |
Buddhist | 54 | 0.01% |
Hosur Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
Description | Urban | Rural |
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Number of households | 58712 | 70800 |
Total Population | 229528 | 310135 |
Population (%) | 51.41% | 48.69% |
Male Population | 117994 | 159142 |
Female Population | 111534 | 150993 |
Sex Ratio | 945 | 949 |
Literacy (%) | 76.36% | 59.16% |
List of Cities in Hosur
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List of Villages in Hosur
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