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Country
  
India

District
  
Chikkaballapur

Time zone
  
IST (UTC+5:30)

Local time
  
Wednesday 8:06 AM

State
  
Karnataka

Talukas
  
Gauribidanur

PIN
  
561210

Population
  
6,496 (2001)

Weather
  
23°C, Wind S at 2 km/h, 78% Humidity

Hossur is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India. It is located in the Gauribidanur taluk of Chikkaballapur district in Karnataka. It is famous as the native place of Hosur Narasimhaiah, the famous educationist.

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Map of Hosur, Karnataka

Mysore Gazette-1890

Hosur. — A large village in the Goribidnur taluq, 6 miles south-west of the kasba. Population 2,574. A fair held on Saturday is attended by 500 people. Under the name of Hosavidu, the new camp or residence, it was for a time occupied by the Hoysala king Ballala III, who may have been its founder, and may have named it with reference to Halebidu, his old residence or capital of Dorasamudra, which had been destroyed by the Musalmans. As Hosapattana, it apparently formed in 1355 one of the boundary towns.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Hossur had a population of 6496 with 3366 males and 3130 females.

Famous personalities

  • Hosur Narasimhaiah, the educationalist
  • Hosamane Murthy (H.S.Venkatesh Murthy) State award winner for Best art director for the film Olave Mandara is from Hossur.
  • References

    Hossur Wikipedia