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About Kosalnar Village

Kosalnar is a mid sized village in Bhairamgarh tehsil, in the district of Bijapur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,748, made up of 836 males and 912 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,091 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2064.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494661, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kosalnar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kosalnar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bijapur
Tehsil Bhairamgarh
Pincode 494661
Area (hectares) 2064.16 hectares
Population 1,748
Male Population 836
Female Population 912
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,091
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kosalnar compares

By the 2011 count Kosalnar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 341 residents. Its 2064.16 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 1065.

Getting to Kosalnar

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

Kosalnar lies about 68 km from Bijapur, and the nearest railway station is Gidam, about 25 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 Kosalnar
Nearest railway station Gidam 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhairamgarh 34 km
Nearest town Bacheli 53 km
District headquarters Bijapur 68 km

Villages closest to Kosalnar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kosalnar village had a population of 1,748. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 341 residents.

Kosalnar village has 836 males and 912 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kosalnar has about 1091 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1065.

The pincode recorded for Kosalnar is 494661. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kosalnar covers 2064.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kosalnar falls under Bhairamgarh tehsil of Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kosalnar is Gidam, about 25 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 10+ km distance for Kosalnar.

Kosalnar is about 68 km from Bijapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kosalnar is in Bhairamgarh tehsil of Bijapur district. Gidam is about 25 km away. Bhairamgarh is about 34 km away. Bacheli is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kolnar (under 2 km), Matasi (5.3 km) and Todma (5.9 km).

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

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