Hoskote
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Hosakote
Hosakota
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taluk | |
 Hosakote Lake
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  Hosakote Location in Karnataka, India
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| Coordinates: 13.07°N 77.8°E / 13.07; 77.8 | |
| Country | India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Bangalore Rural |
| Elevation | 891 m (2,923 ft) |
| Population
(2011)
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| • Total | 56,980 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 562114 |
| Telephone code | 91-80 |
| Vehicle registration | KA-53 |
Hosakote (historically known as Ooscota or Ooscata) is a taluk or city in Bangalore Rural District, India. Headquartered at the Hosakote town, it consists of five hoblis - Kasaba , Anugondanahalli, Jadigenahalli, Nandagudi and Sulibele. There are 294 villages in Hoskote taluk including the 5 hoblis. Also famous for Dum Biriyani's which is unique in taste.
History
Hosakote 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, 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.
See also
2.Sulibele