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About Kosari Village

Kosari is a large village in Ekma tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,771, made up of 1,387 males and 1,384 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 240 hectares hectares.

Kosari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kosari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Ekma
Area (hectares) 240 hectares
Population 2,771
Male Population 1,387
Female Population 1,384
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kosari compares

By the 2011 count Kosari is the 20th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,353 residents. Its 240 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Kosari

Kosari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kosari as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kosari from other places

Kosari lies about 5.9 km from Saran. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kosari
District headquarters Saran 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Ekma 7.4 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 14 km

Villages closest to Kosari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ekma tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Kosari

As per the Census of India 2011, Kosari village had a population of 2,771. That makes it the 20th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,353 residents.

Kosari village has 1,387 males and 1,384 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kosari has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 994.

Kosari covers 240 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kosari falls under Ekma tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The census record for Kosari notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kosari.

Kosari is about 5.9 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kosari is in Ekma tehsil of Saran district. Saran is about 5.9 km away. Ekma is about 7.4 km away. Mahārājgani is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parsa (under 2 km), Pachua (1.5 km) and Phuchti Kalan (1.5 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kosari today is likely to be higher.

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