Hoskote

City in Karnataka, India

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Taluk in Karnataka, India

Hoskote ಹೊಸಕೋಟೆ
Taluk
Hoskote Lake
13°04′N 77°48′E / 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)
• 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 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.

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^[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.