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About Kosmi Village

Kosmi is a mid sized village in Bade Rajpur tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 775, made up of 389 males and 386 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 245.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kosmi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kosmi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Bade Rajpur
Pincode 494222
Area (hectares) 245.78 hectares
Population 775
Male Population 389
Female Population 386
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kosmi compares

By the 2011 count Kosmi is the 38th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,404 residents. Its 245.78 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Kosmi

Kosmi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kosmi as Available. 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 Kosmi from other places

Kosmi lies about 104 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Antagarh, about 68 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 Kosmi
Tehsil headquarters Bade Rajpur 14 km
Nearest town Kānker 36 km
Nearest railway station Antagarh 68 km
District headquarters Bastar 104 km

Villages closest to Kosmi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bade Rajpur 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 Kosmi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kosmi village had a population of 775. That makes it the 38th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,404 residents.

Kosmi village has 389 males and 386 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kosmi has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Kosmi is 494222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kosmi covers 245.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kosmi falls under Bade Rajpur tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kosmi is Antagarh, about 68 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Kosmi.

Kosmi is about 104 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kosmi is in Bade Rajpur tehsil of Bastar district. Bade Rajpur is about 14 km away. Kānker is about 36 km away. Antagarh is about 68 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sargipal (1.5 km), Khalari (2.2 km) and Govindpur (2.3 km).

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

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