Hosdurga Taluka - Chitradurga, Karnataka
Hosdurga is an administrative taluka in the Chitradurga district of Karnataka, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and forms part of the district's rural administration. The nearest railway station is situated at Hosdurga Road, while the nearest airport is Vijayanagar Aerodrome (jsw), located at an approximate aerial distance of 120.4 km.
According to the 2011 Census, the total area of the taluka was 1,438 km², including 1,432.74 km² of rural area and 5.26 km² of urban area. The sex ratio was 973 females per 1,000 males.
List of Villages in Hosdurga Taluka
Hosdurga Taluka has a total of 236 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Taluka, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:
| Sl. No. | Village Name | Category | Gram Panchayat |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adavi Sangenahalli | Rural | Bokikere |
| 2 | Adrikatte | Rural | Sanihalli |
| 3 | Agasarahalli | Rural | Guddadanerlakere |
| 4 | Agrahara | Rural | S Nerlakere |
| 5 | Ajjikamasagara | Rural | Karehalli |
| 6 | Akkithimmayanahatti | Rural | Devapura |
| 7 | Aladahalli | Rural | Kanguvalli |
| 8 | Alagatta | Rural | Ballalasamudra |
| 9 | Anivala | Rural | Anivala |
| 10 | Aralahalli | Rural | Kainadu |
| 11 | Aralihalli | Rural | Bokikere |
| 12 | Arehalli | Rural | Mathodu |
| 13 | Arenahalli | Rural | S Nerlakere |
| 14 | Athimage | Rural | Attimagge |
| 15 | Attigatta | Rural | Kellodu |
| 16 | Bachavara | Rural | Kainadu |
| 17 | Bagasettihalli | Rural | Kanguvalli |
| 18 | Bagur | Rural | Baguru |
| 19 | Balenahalli | Rural | Kanchipura |
| 20 | Ballalasamudra | Rural | Ballalasamudra |
| 21 | Ballalasamudra Kaval | Rural | Kanguvalli |
| 22 | Ballalasamudrakere Kaval | Rural | Kabbala |
| 23 | Ballekere | Rural | Anivala |
| 24 | Banapura | Rural | Srirampura |
| 25 | Banasihalli | Rural | Doddagatta |
| 26 | Bandihalli | Rural | Doddakittadahalli |
| 27 | Beesanahalli | Rural | Devigere |
| 28 | Belagur | Rural | Belaguru |
| 29 | Benakanahalli | Rural | Jankal |
| 30 | Bevinahalli | Rural | Lakkihalli |
| 31 | Bilichittyanahatti | Rural | Kellodu |
| 32 | Bokikere | Rural | Bokikere |
| 33 | Bommenahalli | Rural | Kabbala |
| 34 | Bommenahalli | Rural | Kellodu |
| 35 | Bukkasagara | Rural | Doddathekalavatti |
| 36 | Burudekatte | Rural | Mallappanahalli |
| 37 | Bydarahalli | Rural | Chikkabyladakere |
| 38 | Bylahalli | Rural | Doddagatta |
| 39 | Byrapura | Rural | Kellodu |
| 40 | Channapura | Rural | Baguru |
| 41 | Channasamudra | Rural | Bokikere |
| 42 | Chikkabyladakere | Rural | Chikkabyladakere |
| 43 | Chikkahullenahalli | Rural | S Nerlakere |
| 44 | Chikkakarpuradakatte | Rural | Kanchipura |
| 45 | Chikkamanahalli | Rural | Mallappanahalli |
| 46 | Chikkatekalavatti Kaval | Rural | Doddathekalavatti |
| 47 | Chikkathekalavatti | Rural | Doddathekalavatti |
| 48 | Chikkayagati | Rural | Mallappanahalli |
| 49 | Chinnapura | Rural | Madhure |
| 50 | Dalavaihalli | Rural | Karehalli |
| 51 | Dasarahalli | Rural | Devigere |
| 52 | Devapura | Rural | Devapura |
| 53 | Devapura Kavalu | Rural | Devapura |
| 54 | Devigere | Rural | Devigere |
| 55 | Doddabyladakere | Rural | Chikkabyladakere |
| 56 | Doddagatta | Rural | Doddagatta |
| 57 | Doddakarpuradakatte | Rural | Kanchipura |
| 58 | Doddakittadahalli | Rural | Doddakittadahalli |
| 59 | Doddathekalavatti | Rural | Doddathekalavatti |
| 60 | Duggavara | Rural | Doddagatta |
| 61 | Galabenahalli | Rural | Devapura |
| 62 | Galirangyanahatti | Rural | Devigere |
| 63 | Ganjigere | Rural | Karehalli |
| 64 | Garaga | Rural | Thandaga |
| 65 | Garimbilu | Rural | S Nerlakere |
| 66 | Gavirangapura | Rural | Kurubarahalli |
| 67 | Giriyapura | Rural | Guddadanerlakere |
| 68 | Gollarahalli | Rural | Kainadu |
| 69 | Gollarahalli | Rural | Kanchipura |
| 70 | Goolihalli | Rural | Heggere |
| 71 | Goolihatti | Rural | Doddagatta |
| 72 | Goravigondanahalli | Rural | Kellodu |
| 73 | Goravinakal | Rural | Hunuvinadu |
| 74 | Grantapura | Rural | Heggere |
| 75 | Guddadaneralakere | Rural | Guddadanerlakere |
| 76 | Guthikatte | Rural | Devigere |
| 77 | H.S.Palya | Rural | S Nerlakere |
| 78 | Hagalakere | Rural | Karehalli |
| 79 | Handanakere | Rural | Ballalasamudra |
| 80 | Hanumanahalli | Rural | Madadakere |
| 81 | Haragondanahalli | Rural | S Nerlakere |
| 82 | Hariyanahalli | Rural | Belaguru |
| 83 | Hebballi | Rural | Hebballi |
| 84 | Heggere | Rural | Heggere |
| 85 | Herur | Rural | Hebballi |
| 86 | Honnekere | Rural | Bokikere |
| 87 | Honnenahalli | Rural | Devapura |
| 88 | Hosadurga | Urban | Not applicable |
| 89 | Hosahalli | Rural | Hunuvinadu |
| 90 | Hosakere | Rural | Thandaga |
| 91 | Hosural | Rural | Ballalasamudra |
| 92 | Hottugondanahalli | Rural | Karehalli |
| 93 | Hullukatti | Rural | Attimagge |
| 94 | Hunasekatee | Rural | Guddadanerlakere |
| 95 | Hunavinadu | Rural | Hunuvinadu |
| 96 | Hurulihalli | Rural | Sanihalli |
| 97 | Ittigehalli | Rural | Guddadanerlakere |
| 98 | Iyalapura | Rural | Baguru |
| 99 | Iyyanahalli | Rural | Lakkihalli |
| 100 | Jammapura | Rural | Mallappanahalli |
| 101 | Jammapura | Rural | Attimagge |
| 102 | Janakal | Rural | Jankal |
| 103 | Janthikolalu | Rural | Devigere |
| 104 | Jayasuvarnapura | Rural | Chikkabyladakere |
| 105 | Jogammanahalli | Rural | Kellodu |
| 106 | Jogihalli | Rural | Doddakittadahalli |
| 107 | Kabbala | Rural | Kabbala |
| 108 | Kabbala | Rural | Devigere |
| 109 | Kabbinakere | Rural | Sanihalli |
| 110 | Kachapura | Rural | Srirampura |
| 111 | Kadadanakere | Rural | Kanguvalli |
| 112 | Kadavagere | Rural | Heggere |
| 113 | Kadivanakatte | Rural | Hebballi |
| 114 | Kadlekamasagara | Rural | Doddathekalavatti |
| 115 | Kaggalakatte | Rural | Kanchipura |
| 116 | Kainadu | Rural | Kainadu |
| 117 | Kainadu Amanikere | Rural | Kainadu |
| 118 | Kainaduhora Kaval | Rural | Kainadu |
| 119 | Kainaduval Kaval | Rural | Kainadu |
| 120 | Kalkere | Rural | Ballalasamudra |
| 121 | Kallahalli | Rural | Hebballi |
| 122 | Kallihosahalli | Rural | Ballalasamudra |
| 123 | Kanchipura | Rural | Kanchipura |
| 124 | Kangavalli | Rural | Kanguvalli |
| 125 | Kanivesangenahalli | Urban | Not applicable |
| 126 | Kannagondi | Rural | Kellodu |
| 127 | Kanubenahalli | Rural | Kanchipura |
| 128 | Kappagere | Rural | Hunuvinadu |
| 129 | Kappanaikanahalli | Rural | Mathodu |
| 130 | Karadikatte | Rural | Doddagatta |
| 131 | Karalamavinahalli | Rural | Kellodu |
| 132 | Karehalli | Rural | Karehalli |
| 133 | Kasappanahalli | Rural | Guddadanerlakere |
| 134 | Katihatti | Rural | Chikkabyladakere |
| 135 | Kellodu | Rural | Kellodu |
| 136 | Kenchihalli | Rural | Doddakittadahalli |
| 137 | Kenkere | Rural | Madadakere |
| 138 | Kerehosahalli | Rural | Thandaga |
| 139 | Kittadal | Rural | Kanchipura |
| 140 | Kodihalli | Rural | Baguru |
| 141 | Kodihalli | Rural | Devapura |
| 142 | Kodihalli | Rural | Thandaga |
| 143 | Kondajji | Rural | Kanguvalli |
| 144 | Kondapura | Rural | Hebballi |
| 145 | Koratikere | Rural | Kanguvalli |
| 146 | Krishnapura | Rural | Hebballi |
| 147 | Krishnapura | Rural | Thandaga |
| 148 | Kudurekanive Forest | Rural | S Nerlakere |
| 149 | Kumaranakanive | Rural | Bokikere |
| 150 | Kumbaragatte | Rural | Devigere |
| 151 | Kundur | Rural | Anivala |
| 152 | Kurubarahalli | Rural | Kellodu |
| 153 | Kurubarahalli | Rural | Kurubarahalli |
| 154 | Kyadigere | Rural | Kellodu |
| 155 | Kyadigere Kaval | Rural | Kellodu |
| 156 | Lakkenahalli | Rural | Madhure |
| 157 | Lakkihalli | Rural | Lakkihalli |
| 158 | Laxmidevarahalli | Rural | Guddadanerlakere |
| 159 | Lingadhahalli | Rural | Kellodu |
| 160 | M.G.Dibba | Rural | Bokikere |
| 161 | Machenahalli | Rural | Bokikere |
| 162 | Madadakere | Rural | Madadakere |
| 163 | Madhure | Rural | Madhure |
| 164 | Malali | Rural | Kanguvalli |
| 165 | Malappanahalli | Rural | Kainadu |
| 166 | Mallapanahalli | Rural | Mallappanahalli |
| 167 | Mallapura | Rural | Attimagge |
| 168 | Mallapura | Rural | Doddagatta |
| 169 | Mallenahalli (Jodi) | Rural | Kabbala |
| 170 | Mallihalli | Rural | Kurubarahalli |
| 171 | Mantenahalli (Jodi) | Rural | Madhure |
| 172 | Marabagatta | Rural | Sanihalli |
| 173 | Masanihalli | Rural | Attimagge |
| 174 | Mathodu | Rural | Mathodu |
| 175 | Mathur | Rural | Kabbala |
| 176 | Mavinakatte | Rural | Devigere |
| 177 | Menasinadu | Rural | Karehalli |
| 178 | Mengasandra | Rural | Kainadu |
| 179 | Mettinahole | Rural | Kellodu |
| 180 | Mugilodu | Rural | Kanchipura |
| 181 | Muttagundi | Rural | Kellodu |
| 182 | Mylarapura | Rural | Kurubarahalli |
| 183 | Naganaikanakatte | Rural | Kanchipura |
| 184 | Nagaragere | Rural | S Nerlakere |
| 185 | Nagarakatte | Rural | Hebballi |
| 186 | Nagathihalli | Rural | Guddadanerlakere |
| 187 | Nagenahalli | Rural | Madhure |
| 188 | Naigere | Rural | S Nerlakere |
| 189 | Nakikere | Rural | Doddakittadahalli |
| 190 | Narasipura | Rural | Devapura |
| 191 | Neeragunda | Rural | Sanihalli |
| 192 | Neeragunda Kaval | Rural | Baguru |
| 193 | Neralakere | Rural | S Nerlakere |
| 194 | Niruvagal | Rural | Karehalli |
| 195 | Palyadahalli | Rural | Baguru |
| 196 | Peelapura | Rural | Sanihalli |
| 197 | Ramajjanahalli | Rural | Attimagge |
| 198 | Rangapura | Rural | Bokikere |
| 199 | Rangavvanahalli | Rural | Madadakere |
| 200 | Rangenahalli | Rural | Guddadanerlakere |
| 201 | Rangyanauru | Rural | Mallappanahalli |
| 202 | Sadarahalli | Rural | S Nerlakere |
| 203 | Sanihalli | Rural | Sanihalli |
| 204 | Sannakittadahalli | Rural | Doddakittadahalli |
| 205 | Seeranakatte | Rural | Lakkihalli |
| 206 | Settyhalli | Rural | Sanihalli |
| 207 | Sevanagara | Urban | Not applicable |
| 208 | Shivanekatte | Rural | Madhure |
| 209 | Siddagondanahalli | Rural | Mathodu |
| 210 | Singenahalli | Rural | Belaguru |
| 211 | Sirigepura | Rural | Belaguru |
| 212 | Sirigondanahalli | Rural | Doddathekalavatti |
| 213 | Sodaranal | Rural | Hunuvinadu |
| 214 | Somasandra | Rural | Kainadu |
| 215 | Somenahalli | Rural | Kurubarahalli |
| 216 | Sriramapura | Rural | Srirampura |
| 217 | Srirangapura | Rural | Baguru |
| 218 | Srirangapura (Jodi) | Rural | Hunuvinadu |
| 219 | Sujikal | Rural | Kurubarahalli |
| 220 | Sujikal Amanikere | Rural | Kurubarahalli |
| 221 | Tandaga | Rural | Thandaga |
| 222 | Tarikere (Jodi) | Rural | Guddadanerlakere |
| 223 | Thanigekal | Rural | Doddagatta |
| 224 | Thimmalapura | Rural | Ballalasamudra |
| 225 | Thippajjanahalli | Rural | Kanguvalli |
| 226 | Thippenahalli | Rural | Karehalli |
| 227 | Thonechenahalli | Rural | Kabbala |
| 228 | Thumbinakere | Rural | Hebballi |
| 229 | Tumbinakere | Rural | Kabbala |
| 230 | Ulavinagondi | Rural | Ballalasamudra |
| 231 | Veerapura | Rural | Kanguvalli |
| 232 | Veerapura Kaval | Rural | Hebballi |
| 233 | Veeravvanagathihalli | Rural | Jankal |
| 234 | Vengalapura | Rural | Heggere |
| 235 | Yadagatta | Rural | Thandaga |
| 236 | Yaraduguddasandi Kaval | Rural | Thandaga |
Population of Hosdurga Taluka
According to the 2011 Census, Hosdurga Taluka had a total population of 2,35,116 people living in 53,019 households. The population comprised 1,19,148 males and 1,15,968 females, with an average population density of 164 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.
| Category | Total | Rural | Urban |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 2,35,116 | 2,06,746 | 28,370 |
| Male Population | 1,19,148 | 1,04,605 | 14,543 |
| Female Population | 1,15,968 | 1,02,141 | 13,827 |
| Total Households | 53,019 | 46,441 | 6,578 |
| Population Density | 164 / km² | 144 / km² | 5,394 / km² |
Hosdurga Taluka had 1,54,493 literate people and 25,729 children in the 0–6 age group. Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) populations were 48,272 and 18,954 respectively. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.
| Category | Total | Rural | Urban |
|---|---|---|---|
| Child Population (Age 0–6) | 25,729 | 22,697 | 3,032 |
| Literate Population | 1,54,493 | 1,32,161 | 22,332 |
| Illiterate Population | 80,623 | 74,585 | 6,038 |
| Scheduled Caste (SC) Population | 48,272 | 44,345 | 3,927 |
| Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population | 18,954 | 17,684 | 1,270 |
NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.