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°44′27″N 77°49′31″E / 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)[2] | |
| • 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[3] |
| 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 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.[4]
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- ^ Jayaramiah, JMC Jaishankar (14 August 2021). "Hosur Corporation employees association submits memorandum to Commissioner". The OnLook. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "STD Codes (Tamil Nadu)". Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2009.
- ^ "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 October 2008. Retrieved 9 October 2008.