About Kosmi Village

Kosmi is a large village in Bakavand tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,529, made up of 1,229 males and 1,300 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,058 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1635.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494333, 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	Bakavand
Pincode	494333
Area (hectares)	1635.35 hectares
Population	2,529
Male Population	1,229
Female Population	1,300
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,058
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 16th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,364 residents. Its 1635.35 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1019.

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 18 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Amagura, about 20 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	Bakavand	18 km
District headquarters	Bastar	18 km
Nearest town	Jagdalpur	19 km
Nearest railway station	Amagura	20 km

Villages closest to Kosmi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kosmi village had a population of 2,529. That makes it the 16th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,364 residents.

Kosmi village has 1,229 males and 1,300 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kosmi has about 1058 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1019.

The pincode recorded for Kosmi is 494333. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kosmi covers 1635.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kosmi falls under Bakavand tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kosmi is Amagura, about 20 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 18 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 Bakavand tehsil of Bastar district. Bakavand is about 18 km away. Bastar is about 18 km away. Jagdalpur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.