Hosur
Hosur | |
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City | |
Skyline view of Hosur city | |
| Nicknames: Little England, Flower City, Industrial City | |
| Coordinates: 12°44′27″N 77°49′31″E / 12.740900°N 77.825300°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Krishnagiri district |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–Council |
| • Body | Hosur City Municipal Corporation |
| • Mayor | S. A. Sathya DMK |
| • Corporation Commissioner | H. S. Srikanth IAS |
| • Sub Collector | R. Saranya IAS |
| Area | |
• City | 72.41 km2 (27.96 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 59.91 km2 (23.13 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 880 m (2,890 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• City | 116,821 |
| • Density | 1,600/km2 (4,200/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 229,528 |
| • Urban density | 3,800/km2 (9,900/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| • Regional | Tamil, Telugu, Kannada |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 635109, 635110,635126,635130 |
| Area code | 04344 |
| ISO 3166 code | 04344 |
| Vehicle registration | TN 70 |
| Sex ratio | 1000:963 ♂/♀ |
| Website | https://www.tnurbantree.tn.gov.in/hosur/ |
Hosur is an industrial city located in the Tamil Nadu state of India. Hosur is one of the 21 municipal corporations in Tamil Nadu. It is located on the bank of the river River Ponnaiyar, 40 kilometres (25 mi) southeast of Bengaluru and 306 kilometres (190 mi) west of Chennai, the state capital. Hosur is home to major manufacturing industries including Stellantis, Ashok Leyland, Titan, TVS Motors, Caterpillar, Ather Energy, Schaeffler, and many others.