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About Kosa Bandar Village

Kosa Bandar is a small village in Sukma tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 437, made up of 204 males and 233 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,142 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1348 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kosa Bandar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kosa Bandar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dakshin Bastar Dantewada
Tehsil Sukma
Pincode 494111
Area (hectares) 1348 hectares
Population 437
Male Population 204
Female Population 233
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,142
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kosa Bandar compares

By the 2011 count Kosa Bandar is the 38th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 980 residents. Its 1348 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Kosa Bandar

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

Kosa Bandar lies about 51 km from Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, and the nearest railway station is Kirandul, about 56 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 Kosa Bandar
Tehsil headquarters Sukma 11 km
Nearest town Malakanagiri 18 km
District headquarters Dakshin Bastar Dantewada 51 km
Nearest railway station Kirandul 56 km

Villages closest to Kosa Bandar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sukma 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 Kosa Bandar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kosa Bandar village had a population of 437. That makes it the 38th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 980 residents.

Kosa Bandar village has 204 males and 233 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kosa Bandar has about 1142 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1086.

The pincode recorded for Kosa Bandar is 494111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kosa Bandar covers 1348 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kosa Bandar falls under Sukma tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kosa Bandar is Kirandul, about 56 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 Kosa Bandar.

Kosa Bandar is about 51 km from Dakshin Bastar Dantewada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kosa Bandar is in Sukma tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district. Sukma is about 11 km away. Malakanagiri is about 18 km away. Dakshin Bastar Dantewada is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhapra (2.6 km), Kudukras (5.0 km) and Borguda (5.6 km).

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

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