Hosanagara Taluka - Shivamogga District, Karnataka

Hosanagara is an administrative taluka in the Shivamogga district of Karnataka, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Hosanagara is the main town for most villages within the taluka. The nearest railway station is situated at Anandapuram, while the nearest airport is Mangalore International Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 79.9 km.

The total area of the taluka is 1,428 km², including 1,424.50 km² rural area and 3.50 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 1020 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Hosanagara Taluka

Hosanagara Taluka has a total of 209 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	Adagalale	Rural	Nitturu
2	Adagodi	Rural	Hosuru(Sampekatte)
3	Adavalli	Rural	Sonale
4	Alageri Mandri	Rural	Haridravathi
5	Alavalli	Rural	Kenchanala
6	Amachi	Rural	Haridravathi
7	Amachi	Rural	Haridravathi
8	Amrutha	Rural	Amrutha
9	Anadagadoduru	Rural	Andagadhudhuru
10	Andagoli	Rural	Nitturu
11	Anegadde	Rural	Humcha
12	Aragodi	Rural	Maruthipura
13	Aramane Koppa	Rural	Aramanekoppa
14	Arasalu	Rural	Arasalu
15	Badenagara	Rural	Nitturu
16	Balekoppa	Rural	Ramachandrapura
17	Balur	Rural	Baluru
18	Baniga	Rural	Haridravathi
19	Baruve	Rural	Reppanpete
20	Basavanabyana	Rural	Mudugoppa-Nagara
21	Basavapura	Rural	Jeni
22	Basavapura	Rural	Arasalu
23	Begadali	Rural	Yaduru
24	Behalli	Rural	Mumbaru
25	Belanduru	Rural	Baluru
26	Bellur	Rural	Belluru
27	Belur	Rural	Andagadhudhuru
28	Benavalli	Rural	Arasalu
29	Bhramanavada	Rural	Aramanekoppa
30	Bidharalli	Rural	Amrutha
31	Bilagodu	Rural	Haridravathi
32	Bilki	Rural	Chikkajeni
33	Billodi	Rural	Sonale
34	Bori Koppa	Rural	Sonale
35	Brahmanatharuve	Rural	Aramanekoppa
36	Bydur	Rural	Nitturu
37	Byse	Rural	Mudugoppa-Nagara
38	Chikkabilagodu	Rural	Purappemane
39	Chikkajeni	Rural	Chikkajeni
40	Churda	Rural	Jeni
41	Devara Honnekoppa	Rural	Haridravathi
42	Devarasalike	Rural	Mumbaru
43	Dobylu	Rural	Belluru
44	Dodda Bilagodu	Rural	Purappemane
45	Dombekoppa	Rural	Harathalu
46	Dumma	Rural	Jeni
47	Echala Koppa	Rural	Purappemane
48	Ganganakoppa	Rural	M.Guddekoppa
49	Gerupura	Rural	M.Guddekoppa
50	Ginikallu	Rural	Sulagodu
51	Goragodu	Rural	Melinabesige
52	Govatoor	Rural	Reppanpete
53	Gubbiga	Rural	Maruthipura
54	Gubbiga	Rural	Belluru
55	Gubbiga	Rural	Sulagodu
56	Gudodi	Rural	Maruthipura
57	H. Kunnur	Rural	Koduru
58	H.Honne Koppa	Rural	Melinabesige
59	H.Hunasavalli	Rural	Haridravathi
60	H.Kallukoppa	Rural	Purappemane
61	Hagaturu	Rural	Nitturu
62	Halandur	Rural	Amrutha
63	Halethota	Rural	Jeni
64	Halugudde	Rural	Baluru
65	Haniya	Rural	Ramachandrapura
66	Haramballi	Rural	Heddharipura
67	Harathalu	Rural	Harathalu
68	Haridravati	Rural	Haridravathi
69	Harohithlu	Rural	Arasalu
70	Hebbige	Rural	Nitturu
71	Hebburli	Rural	Aramanekoppa
72	Hebbylu	Rural	Purappemane
73	Heelagodu	Rural	Haridravathi
74	Hilukunji	Rural	Mudugoppa-Nagara
75	Hirejeni	Rural	Chikkajeni
76	Hiremaithe	Rural	Chikkajeni
77	Hiriyogi	Rural	Mumbaru
78	Holagodu	Rural	Jeni
79	Honne Bylu	Rural	Humcha
80	Horoyathige	Rural	Nitturu
81	Hosahalli	Rural	Chikkajeni
82	Hosakesare	Rural	Maruthipura
83	Hosakoppa	Rural	Jeni
84	Hosakote	Rural	Nitturu
85	Hosanadu	Rural	Nitturu
86	Hosur	Rural	Hosuru(Sampekatte)
87	Huligadde	Rural	Amrutha
88	Hulusale Malavalli	Rural	Purappemane
89	Humcha	Rural	Humcha
90	Hummadagallu	Rural	Sulagodu
91	Iragodu	Rural	Sonale
92	Jala	Rural	Nitturu
93	Jamballi	Rural	Heddharipura
94	Jeni	Rural	Jeni
95	K.Honnekoppa	Rural	Jeni
96	K.Hunasavalli	Rural	Harathalu
97	K.Kunnur	Rural	Koduru
98	Kabale	Rural	Andagadhudhuru
99	Kachigebylu	Rural	Maruthipura
100	Kadasoor	Rural	Humcha
101	Kadiggere	Rural	Karimane
102	Kagachi	Rural	Heddharipura
103	Kalase	Rural	Belluru
104	Kalasetti Koppa	Rural	Harathalu
105	Kalasi	Rural	Belluru
106	Kalikapura	Rural	Jeni
107	Kalkoppa	Rural	Heddharipura
108	Kallodi	Rural	Nitturu
109	Kallur	Rural	Heddharipura
110	Kalluvidi Abbigalla	Rural	Trinive
111	Kalur	Rural	M.Guddekoppa
112	Kammachi	Rural	Amrutha
113	Kanabandur	Rural	Heddharipura
114	Kanagodu	Rural	Maruthipura
115	Karagodu	Rural	Heddharipura
116	Karakki	Rural	Koduru
117	Kargadi	Rural	Ramachandrapura
118	Karigallu	Rural	Sulagodu
119	Karigerasu	Rural	Koduru
120	Karimane	Rural	Karimane
121	Kattekoppa	Rural	Yaduru
122	Kattinahole	Rural	Hosuru(Sampekatte)
123	Kavari	Rural	Yaduru
124	Kenchanala	Rural	Kenchanala
125	Kerehalli	Rural	Reppanpete
126	Kesare	Rural	Nitturu
127	Khyrugundha	Rural	Kairagunda
128	Kilandur	Rural	Karimane
129	Kilandur Jungle	Rural	Karimane
130	Kodase	Rural	Mudugoppa-Nagara
131	Kodur	Rural	Koduru
132	Kolagi	Rural	Sonale
133	Kolavadi	Rural	Yaduru
134	Kolavalli	Rural	Heddharipura
135	Koranakote	Rural	Yaduru
136	Koteshirur	Rural	Nitturu
137	Kotethariga	Rural	Chikkajeni
138	Kuduvari	Rural	Nitturu
139	Kukakalale	Rural	Baluru
140	Kukkod Agasaramane	Rural	Ramachandrapura
141	Kumbatti	Rural	Ramachandrapura
142	Kusgundi	Rural	Koduru
143	L.Guddekoppa	Rural	Melinabesige
144	M.Guddekoppa	Rural	M.Guddekoppa
145	Madapura	Rural	Kenchanala
146	Magodu	Rural	Hosuru(Sampekatte)
147	Majavana	Rural	Maruthipura
148	Malali	Rural	Karimane
149	Malali	Rural	Melinabesige
150	Malali Koppa	Rural	Amrutha
151	Malavalli	Rural	Heddharipura
152	Malur	Rural	Humcha
153	Manasette	Rural	Melinabesige
154	Manjagalale	Rural	Nitturu
155	Maruthipura	Rural	Maruthipura
156	Masagalli	Rural	Jeni
157	Masakani	Rural	Belluru
158	Masarur	Rural	Kenchanala
159	Mathikai	Rural	Hosuru(Sampekatte)
160	Mavinakoppa	Rural	M.Guddekoppa
161	Melina Besige	Rural	Melinabesige
162	Melina Sampalli	Rural	Maruthipura
163	Menase	Rural	Harathalu
164	Mudugoppa (Nagara)	Rural	Mudugoppa-Nagara
165	Mugadthi	Rural	Heddharipura
166	Mugute Koppa	Rural	Reppanpete
167	Mulagadde	Rural	Jeni
168	Mumbaru	Rural	Mumbaru
169	Muthala	Rural	Chikkajeni
170	Muthur	Rural	Mumbaru
171	Nagarahalli	Rural	Humcha
172	Nagodi	Rural	Nitturu
173	Nandri	Rural	Purappemane
174	Nanjavalli	Rural	Harathalu
175	Neelakantanathota	Rural	Jeni
176	Nelagalale	Rural	Maruthipura
177	Nellunde	Rural	Trinive
178	Nerala Mane	Rural	Baluru
179	Nevatoor	Rural	Baluru
180	Nidagodu	Rural	Kairagunda
181	Nirathotlu	Rural	Sulagodu
182	Nivane	Rural	Sonale
183	P. Kallukoppa	Rural	Jeni
184	Punaje	Rural	Maruthipura
185	Purappe Mane	Rural	Purappemane
186	Ramachandrapura	Rural	Ramachandrapura
187	Ryave	Rural	Andagadhudhuru
188	Salageri	Rural	Melinabesige
189	Savanthur	Rural	Mumbaru
190	Shakavalli	Rural	Koduru
191	Shunti Koppa	Rural	Harathalu
192	Sidiyapura	Rural	Jeni
193	Sonale	Rural	Sonale
194	Sulagodu	Rural	Sulagodu
195	Sutha	Rural	Melinabesige
196	Talale	Rural	Heddharipura
197	Tenkabylu	Rural	Melinabesige
198	Thammadikoppa	Rural	Arasalu
199	Thogare	Rural	Trinive
200	Thotada Koppa	Rural	Maruthipura
201	Thrinive	Rural	Trinive
202	Ulthiga	Rural	Sulagodu
203	Vadahosalli	Rural	Heddharipura
204	Varakodu	Rural	M.Guddekoppa
205	Varamballi	Rural	Sonale
206	Vasave	Rural	Melinabesige
207	Veerabhadrapura	Rural	Jeni
208	Yadur	Rural	Yaduru
209	Yalagallu	Rural	Koduru

Population of Hosanagara Taluka

As per the Census 2011, Hosanagara Taluka has a total population of 1,18,220 people, consisting of 58,508 males and 59,712 females. There are 27,313 households in the taluka with an average population density of 83 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Particulars	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	1,18,220	1,12,381	5,839
Male Population	58,508	55,670	2,838
Female Population	59,712	56,711	3,001
Total Households	27,313	25,917	1,396
Population Density	83 / km²	79 / km²	1,668 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the taluka has 85,092 literate people and 11,682 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 10,386 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 2,458 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

Particulars	Total	Rural	Urban
Child Population (Age 0–6)	11,682	11,100	582
Literate Population	85,092	80,318	4,774
Illiterate Population	33,128	32,063	1,065
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	10,386	9,374	1,012
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	2,458	2,316	142

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.

Taluka Overview
Taluka (Hindi)	Hosanagara (होसनगरा)
District	Shivamogga
State / UT	Karnataka
Railway Station	Anandapuram
Total Area	1,428 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	1020
Total Population (2011)	1,18,220
Density	83/km²
Total Villages	209

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