Hoskote (also known as Hosakote and historically called Ooscata by the British) is a taluk or city in Bengaluru North 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 five hoblis.
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,[2] Hoskote had a population of 219000. Males constituted 52% of the population and females 48%. Hoskote had an average literacy rate of 86.22%, higher than the state average of 75.36%: male literacy was 89.58%, and female literacy was 82.68%. 11.98% of the population were under 6 years of age.
References
- ↑ "Village & Panchayats | Bangalore Rural District, Government of Karnataka | India". Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ↑ "Census of India 2011: Data from the 2023 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.