Hosur

Hosur is a city and a municipality in Krishnagiri district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the headquarters of the Hosur taluk of Krishnagiri district. It is located about 35 kilometres (22 mi) south east of Bangalore, 48 kilometres (30 mi) north west of Krishnagiri, the district headquarters and 306 kilometres (190 mi) west of Chennai, the state capital. Hosur is known for its manufacturing industries and is considered as gateway to Karnataka state as it is becoming major satellite town of Bangalore. Hosur assembly constituency is part of Krishnagiri Lok Sabha constituency.^[4]

Hosur ஓசூர்
Municipality
Nickname:  New Bangalore / Rose Valley[1]
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Krishnagiri
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Body	Hosur Municipality
• Municipal Chairman	P. Balakrishna Reddy[2]
Elevation	879 m (2,884 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	116,821
Languages
• Official	Tamil
• Spoken	Tamil
Languages
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	635109 / 635110 / 635126
Telephone code	04344[3]
Vehicle registration	TN 70
Sex ratio	1.118 ♂/♀
Website	http://municipality.tn.gov.in/hosur/

The word Hosur derives from "Hosa" meaning New in Kannada, and Oor/Ooru meaning Place in Indian languages.

Hosur was part of Mysore Kingdom until 1799, when Tipu Sultan lost the third Anglo-Mysore war, he handed over southern part of Mysore kingdom as a part settlement to English government.

Hosur was constituted as a Selection Grade Town Panchayat in the 1962. And it was upgraded to Second Grade Municipality in the Year 1992. In the year 1998 it was upgraded to Selection Grade Municipality vide G.O.(MAWS) No.85 dt. 22.05.1998. In 2011, Vide GO. No. 127 dt.08.09.2011 town panchayats Mathigiri, Village Panchayats Zuzuvadi, Mookandapalli, Avalapalli, Chennathur were included in Hosur Municipality.

Hosur experiences a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification Aw) with distinct wet and dry seasons. Due to its high elevation, Hosur usually enjoys salubrious and moderate climate throughout the year, with occasional heat waves. The coolest month is January with an average low temperature of 17.1 °C and the hottest month is May with an average high temperature of 33.6 °C.^{[citation needed]} Winter temperatures rarely drop below 12 °C, and summer temperatures seldom exceed 35 °C. Hosur receives rainfall from both the northeast and the southwest monsoons and the wettest months are October, September and August, in that order. The summer heat is moderated by fairly frequent thunderstorms but no flooding. Humidity is 31% and average rainfall is 84 cm.

According to 2011 census, Hosur had a population of 116,821 with a sex-ratio of 968 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929.^[6] A total of 14,307 were under the age of six, constituting 7,274 males and 7,033 females. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for 8.08% and .17% of the population respectively. The average literacy of the city was 76.69%, compared to the national average of 72.99%.^[6] The city had a total of 29255 households. There were a total of 43,959 workers, comprising 212 cultivators, 308 main agricultural labourers, 747 in house hold industries, 38,463 other workers, 4,229 marginal workers, 57 marginal cultivators, 62 marginal agricultural laborers, 189 marginal workers in household industries and 3,921 other marginal workers.

Hosur is a cosmopolitan town with mix of linguistic groups. Telugu is the majority spoken language here and many localites are having it as their mother tounge. Tamil is also well understood and spoken being the official language.Hindi is increasingly understood and used due to nationally known industrial houses, followed by widespread understanding and usage of Kannada due to proximity to Karnataka. ^[7][8][9]Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page). ELCOT has called for applications for the allotment of land in the IT Park of Hosur in the month of June 2010. Proximity to Bangalore is seen as advantage.

A variety of fruits and vegetables are cultivated around Hosur. The land is very fertile and there is significant access to fresh water as well as labor. Crops consist of tomatoes, cabbages, onions, mangoes, capsicum, carrot, cucumber, beans, coriander leaves, turnip and radish. Roses are also grown in large numbers.^[10] District Livestock Farm (Hosur)^[11] was started in 1824. Central Sericultural Germplasm Resources Centre (CSGRC)^[12] was established in 1991 to protect and conserve mulberry and silkworm Germplasm resources.

Road

National Highway AH 44(Old NH7) passes through Hosur connecting it with Bangalore and Salem. Hosur has a central bus station which was re-constructed and opened on July 18, 2010.^[13][14] TNSTC buses connect Hosur to major cities and towns in Tamil Nadu and also to neighboring states. Several private bus services and KSRTC also operate buses connecting Hosur.

Rail

Hosur has a railway station, located on the Bengaluru-Salem railway line and falls under the Bengaluru Division of the South Western Railway. Hosur is well connected to major cities across the country by rail.

Air

Hosur Aerodrome was established in 1994. It has 7012 feet long and 150 feet wide runway. The nearest major airport is the Bengaluru International Airport, about 80 km from Hosur.

• Hogenakkal Falls
• Rajaji Memorial at Thorapalli where Rajaji was born

• New bus station

• Municipality office

• Front view of Mr Brett's house

• Rear view of Mr Brett's house

• Fort of Hosur (1792) with breached wall

• South-east area of Hosur with Union Flag

• View of Chandra Choodeswarar Temple from Rayakottai Road

• View of Hosur from Chandra Choodeswarar Temple

James Hunter served as a Lieutenant in the Royal Artillery. He was a military painter, and his sketches portrayed aspects of military and everyday life. Some of his paintings of Hosur are below^[15]

• Hosur Municipality
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• Historical details of Hosur at Digital South Asia Library