Hosur
Hosur is an industrial city located in Krishnagiri district 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.
Hosur | |
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City | |
Skyline view of Hosur city | |
| Nicknames: Little England, Flower city, Industrial city | |
Hosur Hosur (Tamil Nadu) Hosur Hosur (India) | |
| Coordinates: 12.740900°N 77.825300°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Krishnagiri |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–Council |
| • Body | Hosur City Municipal Corporation |
| • Mayor | S. A. Sathya DMK |
| • Corporation Commissioner | D. Sneha IAS |
| • Sub Collector | R. Saranya IAS |
| Area | |
| • City | 72.45 km2 (27.97 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,071.79 km2 (413.82 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 880 m (2,890 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • City | 345,000 |
| • Density | 4,800/km2 (12,000/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| 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/ |
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