About Kosalpur Village

Kosalpur is a small village in Garkha tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 430, made up of 210 males and 220 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51.39 hectares hectares.

Kosalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kosalpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saran
Tehsil	Garkha
Area (hectares)	51.39 hectares
Population	430
Male Population	210
Female Population	220
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,048
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kosalpur compares

By the 2011 count Kosalpur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,757 residents. Its 51.39 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Kosalpur

Kosalpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kosalpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kosalpur from other places

Kosalpur lies about 18 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Gunrajpur Dhama Halt, about 1.8 km away. 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 Kosalpur
Nearest railway station	Gunrajpur Dhama Halt	1.8 km
Nearest town	Marhaura	12 km
District headquarters	Saran	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Garkha	27 km

Villages closest to Kosalpur

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

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Common questions about Kosalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kosalpur village had a population of 430. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,757 residents.

Kosalpur village has 210 males and 220 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kosalpur has about 1048 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

Kosalpur covers 51.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kosalpur falls under Garkha tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kosalpur is Gunrajpur Dhama Halt, about 1.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kosalpur.

Kosalpur is about 18 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kosalpur is in Garkha tehsil of Saran district. Gunrajpur Dhama Halt is about 1.8 km away. Marhaura is about 12 km away. Saran is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.