Hoskote

Hoskote
Hoskote
	city
	Hoskote Lake
	Hoskote Location in Karnataka, India
	Coordinates: 13.07°N 77.8°E
Country	India
State	Karnataka
District	Bangalore Rural
Elevation	891 m (2,923 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	56,980
Languages
• Official	Kannada
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	562114
Telephone code	91-80
Vehicle registration	KA-53

Hoskote (historically known as Ooscota or Ooscata) is a taluk in Bangalore Rural District, India. Headquartered at the Hosakote town, it consists of five hoblis - Anugondanahalli, Jadigenahalli, Kasaba, Nandagudi and Sulibele.

History

Hoskote was a Jagir of Maratha warrior Shahaji Raje for around 50 years and also part of Swarajya of Shivaji. The Battle of Ooscata in the First British-Mysore War, on the night of 22-23 August 1768 took place here.

Demographics

As of 2011 India census,[1] Hoskote had a population of 56980. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Hoskote has an average literacy rate of 86.22%, higher than the state average of 75.36%: male literacy is 89.58%, and female literacy is 82.68%. Hoskote has 11.98% of its population under 6 years of age.

References

"Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 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 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.