Y. N. Hosakote

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Y. N. Hosakote
Yallappa Nayakana Hosakote
town
A road view of Hosakote
A road view of Hosakote
Country India
StateKarnataka
DistrictTumkur
TalukaPavagada
Population
 (2015)
 • Total32,779
Languages
 • OfficialKannada
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)

Yallappa Nayakana Hosakote, often written as Y. N. Hosakote is a small town in the southern state of Karnataka, India.[1][2] It is located in the Pavagada taluk of Tumkur district in Karnataka. In 1556 a local king named Yallappa Nayaka founded the fort on the hill Siddarabetta beside Kundurpi, named Yallappanayakana hosakote.[citation needed]

Demographics[edit]

As of the 2011 India census, Y. N. Hosakote had a population of 12593 with 6423 males and 6170 females.[1]

The nearest town is Pavagada, 29 kilometres (18 mi) from Y.N.Hosakote. The village has its own panchayat, police station, and post office. Its pin code is 572141. District headquarters of the town is Tumkur which is 135 kilometres (84 mi) away.

Economy[edit]

This town's main business is agriculture and also silk saree (handlooms). Many people are self employed with hand-looms. Designing for the silk sarees and coloring the silk is the main business here.

During the rainy season, the main craft is ground nut which is grown on the dry land.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Village code= 1477300 "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2008.
  2. "Yahoomaps India". Archived from the original on 18 December 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2008. Y.N. Hosakote, Tumkur, Karnataka
   Gadinada Yallappa Nayakana Hosakote -Ho.Ma.Nagaraj - 2010

External links[edit]

Template:Settlements in Tumkur district