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Hosur Population 2024

Hosur city is governed by Municipal Corporation which comes under Hosur Metropolitan Region. The Hosur city is located in Tamil Nadu state of India.


The current estimate population of Hosur city in 2024 is 163,000 , while Hosur metro population is estimated at 324,000 . The last census was conducted in 2011 and the schedule census for Hosur city in 2021 was postponed due to Covid. The current estimates of Hosur city are based on past growth rate. Once govt conducts census for Hosur city, we will update the same here in 2024. As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Hosur in 2011 is 116,821. Although Hosur city has population of 116,821; its urban / metropolitan population is 229,528.

Hosur Literacy Rate and Sex Ratio

In education section, total literates in Hosur city are 89,593 of which 47,353 are males while 42,240 are females. Average literacy rate of Hosur city is 87.40 percent of which male and female literacy was 90.93 and 83.75 percent. The sex ratio of Hosur city is 968 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 967 per 1000 boys.

Hosur Slum Population

Total no. of Slums in Hosur city numbers 2,942 in which population of 12,390 resides. This is around 10.61% of total population of Hosur city.

Hosur Religion

Hinduism is majority religion in Hosur city with 83.66 % followers. Islam is second most popular religion in city of Hosur with approximately 11.37 % following it. In Hosur city, Christinity is followed by 4.50 %, Jainism by 0.11 %, Sikhism by 0.05 % and Buddhism by 0.02 %. Around 0.02 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.27 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.
Religion Percentage Total
Hindu 83.66 % 97,727
Muslims 11.37 % 13,279
Christian 4.50 % 5,253
Sikh 0.05 % 64
Buddhist 0.02 % 22
Jain 0.11 % 132
Others 0.02 % 23
Not Stated 0.27 % 321

Hosur Future Population 2021-2031

Hosur City Metropolitan
2011 116,821 229,528
2021 151,000 298,000
2022 155,000 306,000
2023 159,000 315,000
2024 163,000 324,000
2025 167,000 333,000
2026 172,000 342,000
2027 177,000 352,000
2028 182,000 362,000
2029 187,000 372,000
2030 192,000 383,000
2031 197,000 394,000
Hosur City 2011 Total Male Female
City Population 116,821 59,351 57,470
Literates 89,593 47,353 42,240
Children (0-6) 14,307 7,274 7,033
Average Literacy (%) 87.40 % 90.93 % 83.75 %
Sexratio 968
Child Sexratio 967

Hosur Metropolitan Region

Hosur city comes under Hosur Metropolitan area.
Hosur Metropolitan Total Male Female
Population 229,528 117,994 111,534
Literates 175,278 93,934 81,344
Children (0-6) 29,320 14,958 14,362
Average Literacy (%) 87.55 % 91.17 % 83.71 %
Sexratio 945
Child Sexratio 960
Hosur Metropolitan Areas
Avalapalli, Hosur, Mathigiri, Mookondapalli, and Zuzuvadi