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Hosur
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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, southeast of Bengaluru and west of Chennai, the state capital. Hosur is home to major manufacturing industries including Stellantis, Ashok Leyland, Titan, TATA Electronics, TVS Motors, Caterpillar, Ather Energy, Schaeffler, and many others.

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Place details

Locality
Hosur
Region
Tamil Nadu
Country
India
Population
229,528
Timezone
Asia/Kolkata

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Key facts

Settlement.name
Hosur
Settlement.settlement_type
City
Settlement.image_skyline
Hosur_City.JPG
Settlement.image_caption
Skyline view of Hosur city
Settlement.nicknames
Little England, Flower City, Industrial City
Settlement.pushpin_map
India Tamil Nadu#India3
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Hosur (Tamil Nadu)
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
State
Settlement.subdivision_name1
23x16px|border|link=|alt=|Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Krishnagiri district
Settlement.established_date
13 February 2019
Settlement.demographics_type1
Languages
Settlement.demographics1_title1
Official
Settlement.demographics1_info1
Tamil
Settlement.demographics1_title2
Regional

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Wikidata facts

Area
90
Elevation
879
Image
Hosur City.JPG
Dialing code
4344
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Commons category
Hosur
postal code
635109
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  • Schools
  • References
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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, southeast of Bengaluru and west of Chennai, the state capital. Hosur is home to major manufacturing industries including Stellantis, Ashok Leyland, Titan, TATA Electronics, TVS Motors, Caterpillar, Ather Energy, Schaeffler, and many others.

==History== left|thumb|200x200px|View of Chandra Choodeswarar Temple, Hosur in 1860 left|thumb|200x200px|British fort used during the Third Anglo-Mysore War

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