About Kosala Village

Kosala is a large village in Pamgarh tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,975, made up of 1,504 males and 1,471 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 762.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495554, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kosala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kosala village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Janjgir Champa
Tehsil	Pamgarh
Pincode	495554
Area (hectares)	762.88 hectares
Population	2,975
Male Population	1,504
Female Population	1,471
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	978
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kosala compares

By the 2011 count Kosala is the 16th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,176 residents. Its 762.88 hectares work out to about 3.9 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 993.

Getting to Kosala

Kosala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kosala as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Kosala from other places

Kosala lies about 12 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Kapan, about 17 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 Kosala
Tehsil headquarters	Pamgarh	6.9 km
District headquarters	Janjgir Champa	12 km
Nearest town	Jānjgīr	16 km
Nearest railway station	Kapan	17 km

Villages closest to Kosala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kosala village had a population of 2,975. That makes it the 16th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,176 residents.

Kosala village has 1,504 males and 1,471 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kosala has about 978 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 993.

The pincode recorded for Kosala is 495554. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kosala covers 762.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kosala falls under Pamgarh tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kosala is Kapan, about 17 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kosala.

Kosala is about 12 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kosala is in Pamgarh tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Pamgarh is about 6.9 km away. Janjgir Champa is about 12 km away. Jānjgīr is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.