Hosabettu

Hosabettu
Hosabettu
	village
	Hosabettu Location in Karnataka, India
	Coordinates: 13.02°N 75.00°E
Country	India
State	Karnataka
District	Dakshina Kannada
Government
• Body	Gram panchayat
Population (2001)
• Total	5,916
Languages
• Official	Kannada
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	575026
ISO 3166 code	IN-KA
Vehicle registration	KA
Website	karnataka.gov.in

Hosabettu is a census town in Dakshina Kannada District in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located near Moodbidri and Mangalore.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[1] Hosabettu had a population of 5916. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Hosabettu has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 78%, and female literacy is 70%. In Hosabettu, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age. Languages are primarily Tulu, Konkani and Kannada.

Also there is another place by same name Hosabettu a residential locality near Surathkal coming under Mangaluru City Corporation limits. This Hosabettu adjoins national highway 66 ( previously NH-17 ) running from Panvel (near Mumbai city) to Kochi (Cochin).

References

"Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

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[1] "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.