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City in Karnataka, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hoskote (historically known as Ooscota or Ooscata) is a taluk or city in Bangalore Rural District, India. Headquartered at the Hoskote town, it consists of five hoblis - Kasaba , Anugondanahalli, Jadigenahalli, Nandagudi and Sulibele. There are 294[1] villages in Hoskote taluk including the 5 hoblis. Also famous for Dum Biriyani's which is unique in taste.
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Hoskote
ಹೊಸಕೋಟೆ | |
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Taluk | |
![]() Hoskote Lake | |
Coordinates: 13.07°N 77.8°E | |
Country | ![]() |
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 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.
As of 2011[update] India census,[2] Hoskote had a population of 219000. 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.
2.Sulibele
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