About Kosma Village

Kosma is a mid sized village in Mungeli tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,372, made up of 711 males and 661 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 243.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495330, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kosma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kosma village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Bilaspur
Tehsil	Mungeli
Pincode	495330
Area (hectares)	243.53 hectares
Population	1,372
Male Population	711
Female Population	661
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	930
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kosma compares

By the 2011 count Kosma is the 35th largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 830 residents. Its 243.53 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Kosma

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

Kosma lies about 37 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kalmitar, about 29 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 Kosma
Tehsil headquarters	Mungeli	13 km
Nearest railway station	Kalmitar	29 km
District headquarters	Bilaspur	37 km

Villages closest to Kosma

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kosma village had a population of 1,372. That makes it the 35th largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 830 residents.

Kosma village has 711 males and 661 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kosma has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Kosma is 495330. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kosma covers 243.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kosma falls under Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kosma is Kalmitar, about 29 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 Kosma.

Kosma is about 37 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kosma is in Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district. Mungeli is about 13 km away. Kalmitar is about 29 km away. Bilaspur is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.