Hosuru, Shikarpur

Hosuru is a village and Gram Panchayat of the Shikarpur Taluk in Shivamogga district of Karnataka, which falls under Shikarpur block. It belongs to Shivamogga parliament constituency and Shikaripura assembly constituency. Lakshmi Karibasappa is the President of Hosuru Gram Panchayat, who can be contacted at email address sk.hosuru@gmail.com and mobile number 82960xxx74. The Secretary is Ganeshappa M, who can be reached at email address ganeshm0702@gmail.com and mobile number 94808xxx23. The Panchayat address is Hosuru, Shikaripur tq, Shimoga Dist, Pincode - 577427. You can reach there by taking a bus till Hosuru bus stop which is less than a km away. The Panchayat has both library facility and internet facility. There are two computers, one laptop, two printers and one scanner available for various works. It also has a CSC center.

As on December 2024, the current population of Hosuru is 2.4 thousands out of which 1.2 thousands are males and rest 1.2 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1021 females per 1000 males. There are around 195 teenagers in Hosuru. It has literacy rate of 72% which means around 1.8 thousands persons can read and write. Total 1.3 thousands people belonging to scheduled caste and 264 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 477 households in Hosuru, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 1.1 thousands. The pincode of Hosuru is 577427 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Shikaripur Sub Post office
• APMC Yard Shikaripura Town Sub Post office
• Amatekoppa Branch Post office
• Baganakatte Branch Post office
• Begur(Shikaripur) Branch Post office

Schools

Hosuru has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Akshara Res.School Kalenahalli
• Gpuc Girls Shikaripur
• Channamallikarjuna Primary And High School
• Banasiri Lions Higher Primary School Shikaripur
• Kumadwathi Res.School Shikaripur (Prim And High School)

Hospitals

Hosuru has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Hosur B Sub-Center
• Ambaragoppa Sub-Center
• Chikkajogihalli Sub-Center
• Maravalli Sub-Center
• Suragihalli Sub-Center

Banks

Hosuru has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• Bank of Baroda Shikaripura-Shimoga
• Canara Bank Shikaripur
• Canara Bank Kappanahalli
• Canara Bank Goddanakoppa
• Canara Bank Shikaripur II

Panchayat Members

President

Lakshmi Karibasappa is the President of Hosuru Gram Panchayat, whose mobile no. is 82960xxx74 and email is sk.hosuru@gmail.com.

Vice President

Anandappa K is the Vice President of Hosuru Gram Panchayat, whose mobile no. is 96867xxx50 and email is sk.hosuru@gmail.com.

Member

Hosuru Gram Panchayat has total 10 elected Member.

1. Kumarnaik. K - Mobile: 89703xxx24 - Email: sk.hosuru@gmail.com
2. Kumarnaik. K - Mobile: 89703xxx24 - Email: sk.hosuru@gmail.com
3. Hanumakka - Mobile: 98809xxx09 - Email: sk.hosuru@gmail.com
4. Nagarajappa T. H - Mobile: 97412xxx32 - Email: sk.hosuru@gmail.com
5. Gowribai - Mobile: 96632xxx09 - Email: sk.hosuru@gmail.com
6. Ragavendra C. R - Mobile: 99017xxx60 - Email: sk.hosuru@gmail.com
7. Chanesh Naik .C - Mobile: 98807xxx93 - Email: sk.hosuru@gmail.com
8. Shurthi .H - Mobile: 99450xxx40 - Email: sk.hosuru@gmail.com
9. Chandrakala - Mobile: 72598xxx26 - Email: sk.hosuru@gmail.com
10. Lakshmi Bai - Mobile: 96068xxx06 - Email: sk.hosuru@gmail.com

Covered villages

Hosuru Gram Panchayat manages total 4 villages.

• Gungarakatte
• Hosuru
• Huluginakatte
• Kenchigondanakoppa