Hoskote Hoskote is a taluk in Bangalore Rural District. Headquartered at the Hoskote town, it consists of 5 Hoblis - Anugondanahalli, Jadigenahalli, Kasaba, Nandagudi and Sulibele. Agriculture, Apiculture and horticulture are primary occupations of people here, although the industrialization in the recent times in Hoskote and places around has thrown up new opportunities for the people.

Hoskote town is the headquarters of the Hoskote Taluk, and lies at the intersection of NH-4 and NH-207 and as such is a busy town with both resident and floating population. The rest of this wiki is about Hoskote Town.

Connectivity

Lying on NH 4

National Highway 4 (India)

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, and about 36  km from Bangalore City(MAJESTIC), Hoskote is well connected to Bangalore

Bangalore

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 by buses (BMTC

Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation

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 as well as KSRTC

Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation

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 buses). The nearest railway stations to Hoskote are the Krishnarajapuram and Whitefield railway stations.

Demographics

India census

Census

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, Hoskote had a population of 36,333. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Hoskote has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 74%, and female literacy is 65%. Hoskote has 12% of its population under 6 years of age.

Trivia and places of interest

• Hoskote is a destination for birdwatchers and parasailers ( the dried lake-bed is used for the purpose ). Villages with rustic views around Hoskote are a treat for shutterbugs.

• The annual Karaga and the Avimukteshwara Jatre are held in April–May (Chaitra-Poornima) when more than 10,000 people gather

• Avimukteshwara, Varadaraja and the Vithoba temples in the old fort area

• The town also has shrines of Nagareshwara, Maravva and Venugopala. Other temples include the popular Saibaba Mandir and the Panchamukhi Vinayaka Temple.

• There are four mosques in the town. In a private garden near the fort is a Dargah ascribed to Saballi Sab Ali Sab, who is said to have lived about 200 years ago.

• Bethesda AG Church, Hoskote. Malayalam Church service every sunday from 7. 45 am to 9. 45 am. Contact 9845400800 / 9845800400

• Hoskote Mission of Mar Thoma church is one of the oldest Mission organization in this area, which was started in 1946.

• Other places to visit close by are Kaiwara ( Chintamani Taluk, 40 km from Hoskote on the Chintamani road), Shivarapatna ( Malur Taluk, known for its rich culture of sculptors and sculpting ) and Chikkatirupathi ( 27 km, a famous temple dedicated to Lord Venkateswara, a mini replica of the famous temple in Thirumala )

Institutions

• Pre University Education
  • Government College, Hoskote
  • Citizens' PU College, Hoskote

• Other
  • Hoskote Mission Institute of Nursing
  • M V J Medical College and Research Hospital
  • R C N C Education trust
  • CREST (Centre for Research in Science and Technology),Indian Institute of Astrophysics.

• Schools
  • Bright School
  • Citizens' English High School
  • Fathima School
  • Government Girls Middle School
  • Government High School
  • Government Primary School
  • Om Shree Public school
  • Sri Vivekananda Vidya Kendra
  • St. Joseph's High School
  • Government High School doddagattiganabbe
  • Government Primary School doddagattiganabbe
  • Vivekananda High School, Sulebele
  • Uzma English School, Hoskote
  • New Horizon School,Hoskote
  • caldwell school
  • Millennium Public School
  • S.B English school

Major Industries

• United Motors & Heavy Equipment Pvt Ltd, located at KIADB Industrial Area.
• Bell Ceramics Limited, located at Chokkahalli village, manufacturer of ceramic tiles.
• Volvo, near Tavarekere
• Hiten Fasteners Private Limited hosakote industrial area, manufacturer of nuts,bolts

Literature

• Samethanahalli Rama Rao
  Samethanahalli Rama Rao
  Samethanahalli Rama Rao was a noted Kannada author. He was born in the village of Samethanahalli which is an hour east of Bangalore near Whitefield...
  
  
• Dodda Rangegowda
• Ne Ba Chandramohan
• Nijalingappa
• Dr V Chandrasekhar Nangali
• Jayaraja Nanjappa
• Medihalli K Subramani, "Best Engineer Award Winner"

Politics

• Channabyre Gowda
• N Chikke Gowda
• B N Bachche Gowda
• Mune Gowda
• Soo Ram Ramaiah
• N Nagaraja (M T B)