Y.N. Hosakote

Yallappa Nayakana Hosakote, often written as Y. N. Hosakote is a small town in the southern state of Karnataka, India.[1][2] It is located in the Pavagada taluk of Tumkur district in Karnataka. In 1556 a local king named Yallappa Nayaka founded the fort on the hill Siddarabetta (Pamula Banda) beside Kundurpi, named Yallappanayakana hosakote.

Y. N. Hosakote

Yallappa Nayakana Hosakote
town
Y.N. Hosakote
Country India
StateKarnataka
DistrictTumkur
TalukaPavagada
Population
 (2015)
 • Total32,779
Languages
 • OfficialKannada
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)

Demographics

As of the 2011 India census, Y. N. Hosakote had a population of 12593 with 6423 males and 6170 females.[1]

Y.N.Hosakote, with a population of about 13 thousand, is the most populous village in Pavagada taluk of Tumkur district in the state of Karnataka in India. The total geographical area of Y.N.Hosakote village is 16 square kilometres (6.2 sq mi) and it is the 19th largest town by area in the taluk with a population density of 2793 persons per square kilometre.

The nearest town is Pavagada, 29 kilometres (18 mi) from Y.N.Hosakote. The village has its own panchayat, police station, and post office.Its pin code is 572141. District headquarters of the town is Tumkur which is 135 kilometres (84 mi) away.

Y.N. Hosakote is home to about 12 thousand people, among them 75% of the whole population are from general caste, 10% are from schedule caste, and 15% are schedule tribes. Children (aged under 6 years) are 11% of the population; 54% are boys and 46% are girls. There are 2849 households in the village and an average 4 persons live in every household.

As of the 2011 census, there are 961 females per 1000 males in the village. There are 859 girls under 6 years of age per 1000 boys of the same age in the village.

A total of 8704 people in the village are literate. Literacy rate (children under 6 are excluded) of Y.N.Hosakote is 77%; 85% of male and 69% of female population are literate.

This town's main business is agriculture and also silk saree (handlooms). Many people are self employed with hand-looms. Designing for the silk sarees and coloring the silk is the main business here.

During the rainy season, the main craft is ground nut which is grown on the dry land. This area's peanut seeds have high oil content, so the ground nut seeds are in demand in Maharastra.

See also

References
  1. Village code= 1477300 "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2008.
  2. "Yahoomaps India". Archived from the original on 18 December 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2008. Y.N. Hosakote, Tumkur, Karnataka
   Gadinada Yallappa Nayakana Hosakote -Ho.Ma.Nagaraj - 2010


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