Hosakote is a Block placed in Bangalore Rural district in Karnataka. Located in urban region of Karnataka, it is one of the 4 blocks of Bangalore Rural district. As per the government records, the block code of Hosakote is 172. The block has 296 villages and there are total 46980 families in this Block.
As per Census 2011, Hosakote 's population is 213838. Out of this, 111038 are males while the females count 102800 here. This block has 24203 kids in the age bracket of 0-6 years. Among them 12582 are boys and 11621 are girls.
Literacy rate in Hosakote block is 67%. 143733 out of total 213838 population is literate here. Among males the literacy rate is 73% as 81828 males out of total 111038 are educated whereas female literacy rate is 60% as 61905 out of total 102800 females are literate in this Block.
The dark part is that illiteracy rate of Hosakote block is 32%. Here 70105 out of total 213838 people are illiterate. Male illiteracy rate here is 26% as 29210 males out of total 111038 are illiterate. In females the illiteracy rate is 39% and 40895 out of total 102800 females are illiterate in this block.
The count of occupied person of Hosakote block is 97751 whereas 116087 are un-employed. And out of 97751 working person 29152 peoples are totally dependent on agriculture.