| Hosdurg taluk | |
| Settlement Type: | Taluk |
| Image Alt: | right |
| Pushpin Map: | India Kerala |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Kerala, India |
| Coordinates: | 12.3059°N 75.0947°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kerala |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kasaragod |
| Leader Title: | Tehsildar |
| Leader Name: | Premraj P |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 442 |
| Population Total: | 448,484 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Malayalam, English[1] |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 671xxx |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | 0467 |
| Registration Plate: | KL 60 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank Info Sec1: | Kasaragod |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Kanhangad, Thrikaripur |
Hosdurg is one of four taluks that constitute the Kasaragod District, Kerala. Others are Kasaragod, Manjeshwaram and Vellarikundu taluks.[2] In the north, it borders Kasaragod taluk; in south, the Kannur District; in the east, Vellarikundu taluk; and in the west, the Arabian Sea. With an area of 900.3 km2 (90030 hectares), it was the smaller of the two taluks.[3] Then Hosdurg bifurcated into Vellarikund and Hosdurg taluks in 2013 for ease of administration.[4] Kanhangad and Nileshwaram are the municipalities within the taluk. Hosdurg (after which the taluk is named) is a kilometer south of Kanhangad town, the latter being the taluk headquarters. Other major settlements include Trikarpur, Cheruvathur and Udma. Bekal Fort tourism is situated in the taluk.
The name Hosdurg comes from the Kannada word Hosa ("new") and Sanskrit word Durg ("fortress").
As per the 2011 census, Hosdurg taluk had a total population of 625641 persons, which included 295,859 males and 329,782 females.[3] The literacy rate is 85.82%, higher than the national average.[3] In Hosdurg taluk, 12.42% of the total population is between the ages of 0–6 years.[3] Malayalam is the administrative language of the region.
Hosdurg taluk has 31 revenue villages. They are ; Ajanur, Ambalathara, Balla, Bare, Cheemeni, Cheruvathur, Chithari, Hosdurg, Kanhangad, Kayyur, Keekan, Kilayikode, Kodakkad, Madikai, Maniyat, Nileshwaram, North Trikkarippur, Padanna, Pallikkara, Pallikkara-II, Panayal, Periya, Perole, Pilicode, Pudukai, Pullur, South Trikkarippur, Thimiri, Thuruthi, Uduma, Udinoor and Valiyaparamba.[5]