Hospet

Vijayanagara / Hosapete
Vijayanagara / Hosapete
	City
	Hosapete
	Tungabadhra Dam near Hospet
	Nickname(s): Steel City, Back Door of Vijayanagara
	Vijayanagara / Hosapete Location in Karnataka, India
	Coordinates: 15.2689°N 76.3909°E
Country	India
State	Karnataka
District	Vijayanagara district
Founded by	Sri KrishnaDevaraya
Named for	Nagalapura
Government
• Type	Municipal Council
• Body	CMC
Area [1]
• City	70.12 km2 (27.07 sq mi)
Elevation	479 m (1,572 ft)
Population (2011)[1]
• City	206,167
• Rank	224th India,06th Karnataka
• Density	2,900/km2 (7,600/sq mi)
• Metro	244,048
Languages
• Official	Kannada
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	583 201, 02, 03, 11, 23, 25
Telephone code	08394
Vehicle registration	KA-35

Hosapete, also known as Hospet, is a city and district headquarters of Vijayanagar District in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located on the banks of Tungabhadra River, 12 km from Hampi. The present day Hampi is a World Heritage site containing the ruins of the former capital of the Vijayanagara Empire. It is the connecting link between North and South Karnataka

History

Hosapete city was built in 1520 AD by Krishna Deva Raya, one of the prominent rulers of Vijayanagara Empire. He built the city in honour of his wife Naagalaambika. The city was originally named Naagalapura; however, people referred to the city as Hosa Pete, which meant "New City". The area between Hampi and Hosapete is still called Naagalapura. This was the main entrance to the city of Vijayanagara for travellers coming from the west coast.

The current MLA for this area is Anand Singh.[2] The government approved a request to rename the city in October 2014, and Hospet was renamed "Hosapete" on 1 November 2014.[3]

About

Hosapete is well connected to several important cities in India. Ballari is located approximately 60 km away. Hosapete Junction railway station lies on Hubballi[4]-Guntakal railway line. The nearest airport from the city is Jindal Vidyanagar airport (Bellary airport) approximately 30km away from Hosapete which serves flights to and from Bangalore and Hyderabad everyday. Bangalore is 330 km away. In addition, the city has a well-developed market area. Hosapete is a well-known tourist destination, mainly due to its proximity to Hampi and Tungabhadra Dam. Hosapete is also noted for its iron ore mining and steel plants.

Municipal Ground is famous for evening walks, sports club, occasional exhibitions and also place is well surrounded with snacks centre.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, the total population of Hospet was 206,167, of which males are 102,668 and females are 103,499. The town has an average literacy rate of 79.30%, with male literacy at 85.95% and female literacy at 72.74%. In Hospet, 13.46% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Religions in Hospet
Religion			Percent
Hindus			71%
Muslims			20%
Christians			3.3%
Jain			5%
Others†			0.7%
Distribution of religions †Includes Sikhs (0.2%), Buddhists (<0.2%).

60 years for T.B DAM

References

"District Census Handbook – Guntur" (PDF). Census of India. The Registrar General & Census Commissioner. p. 22. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
"Mine lessees slug it out in Vijayanagar". The Hindu.
New City, Names to Karnatka. "New name for cities". The Hindu. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
Hubballi, Hospet To. "Hospet to Hubballi Train Timings". Hospet.xyz. Retrieved 27 June 2019.

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[census-1] "District Census Handbook – Guntur" (PDF). Census of India. The Registrar General & Census Commissioner. p. 22. Retrieved 6 November 2016.

[2] "Mine lessees slug it out in Vijayanagar". The Hindu.

[3] New City, Names to Karnatka. "New name for cities". The Hindu. Retrieved 1 November 2014.

[4] Hubballi, Hospet To. "Hospet to Hubballi Train Timings". Hospet.xyz. Retrieved 27 June 2019.