Hospet (officially Hosapete) is the largest and fastest-growing industrial city and district headquarters of the Vijayanagara district in the state of Karnataka.
History
Hospet was built in 1520 AD by Krishna Deva Raya, one of the prominent rulers of Vijayanagara Empire. He built the city in honour of his mother Naagalaambika. The city was originally named Naagalapura; however, people referred to the city as
Hosa Pete, which means "New City". The area between Hampi and Hospet is still called Naagalapura. This was the main entrance to the city of Vijayanagara for travellers coming from the west coast.
The current MLA for this area is Anand Singh.
The city is currently home to the tallest flagpole in the nation. During the Independence day on 15 August 2022, Hospet hoisted the tallest national flag on a pole.
About
Hospet is well connected to several important cities in India. Some major cities like
Bengaluru,
Pune,
Hyderabad,
Chennai are connected by roadways and railways.
Ballari is located approximately away. Hosapete Junction railway station lies on Hubballi-Guntakal railway line.
The nearest airport from the city is Jindal Vijaynagar Airport approximately away from Hospet which serves flights to and from
Bengaluru and
Hyderabad every day.
Bengaluru is away. In addition, the city has a well-developed market area. Hospet is a well-known tourist destination, mainly due to its proximity to
Hampi and
Tungabhadra Dam.
The Municipal Ground is good for evening walks, the sports club, occasional exhibitions and is also surrounded by snacks counters.
Demographics
According to the 2011 census, the total population of Hospet was 206,167, of which 102,668 are male and 103,499 are female. The town has an average literacy rate of 79.30%, with male literacy at 85.95% and female literacy at 72.74%. In Hospet, 13.46% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Languages
At the time of the 2011 census, 53.14% of the population in the city spoke
Kannada, 23.31%
Urdu, 11.29%
Telugu language, 4.95%
Tamil language, 2.83%
Hindi and 1.54%
Marathi language as their first language.
