About Kosa Village

Kosa is a mid sized village in Gunderdehi tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 719, made up of 365 males and 354 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 195.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kosa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kosa village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Durg
Tehsil	Gunderdehi
Pincode	491221
Area (hectares)	195.7 hectares
Population	719
Male Population	365
Female Population	354
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	970
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kosa compares

By the 2011 count Kosa is the 112th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,205 residents. Its 195.7 hectares work out to about 3.7 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 1007.

Getting to Kosa

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

Kosa lies about 20 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Risama, about 4.8 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
Nearest railway station	Risama	4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gunderdehi	12 km
District headquarters	Durg	20 km

Villages closest to Kosa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kosa village had a population of 719. That makes it the 112th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,205 residents.

Kosa village has 365 males and 354 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kosa has about 970 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 1007.

The pincode recorded for Kosa is 491221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kosa covers 195.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kosa falls under Gunderdehi tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kosa is Risama, about 4.8 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.

Kosa is about 20 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kosa is in Gunderdehi tehsil of Durg district. Risama is about 4.8 km away. Gunderdehi is about 12 km away. Durg is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.