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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Hoskote<br />
| other_name =<br />
| nickname =<br />
| settlement_type = city<br />
| image_skyline = Hoskote lake (29999696322).jpg<br />
| image_alt =<br />
| image_caption = Hoskote Lake<br />
| pushpin_map = India Karnataka<br />
| pushpin_label_position = right<br />
| pushpin_map_alt =<br />
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Karnataka, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|13.07|N|77.8|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Karnataka]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Bengaluru Rural district|Bangalore Rural]]<br />
| established_title = <!-- Established --><br />
| established_date =<br />
| founder =<br />
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| unit_pref = Metric<br />
| area_footnotes =<br />
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| area_total_km2 =<br />
| elevation_footnotes =<br />
| elevation_m = 891<br />
| population_total = 56980<br />
| population_as_of = 2011<br />
| population_rank =<br />
| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
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| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Kannada]]<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 562114<br />
| area_code_type = Telephone code<br />
| area_code = 91-80<br />
| registration_plate = KA-53<br />
| website =<br />
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'''Hoskote''' (historically known as '''Ooscota''' or '''Ooscata''') is a taluk in [[Bengaluru Rural District|Bangalore Rural District]], India. Headquartered at the Hosakote town, it consists of five [[hobli]]s - Anugondanahalli, Jadigenahalli, Kasaba, Nandagudi and Sulibele.<br />
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==History==<br />
Hoskote was a Jagir of Maratha warrior Shahaji Raje for around 50 years and also part of Swarajya of [[Shivaji]]. The [[Battle of Ooscata]] in the [[First British-Mysore War]], on the night of 22-23 August 1768 took place here.<br />
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== Demographics ==<br />
{{As of|2011}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Hoskote had a population of 56980. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Hoskote has an average literacy rate of 86.22%, higher than the state average of 75.36%: male literacy is 89.58%, and female literacy is 82.68%. Hoskote has 11.98% of its population under 6 years of age.{{commons category|Hosakote}}<br />
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