About Kosir Village

Kosir is a large village in Pamgarh tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,515, made up of 1,266 males and 1,249 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 964.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495554, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kosir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kosir village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Janjgir Champa
Tehsil	Pamgarh
Pincode	495554
Area (hectares)	964.41 hectares
Population	2,515
Male Population	1,266
Female Population	1,249
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	987
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kosir compares

By the 2011 count Kosir is the 22nd largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,176 residents. Its 964.41 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Kosir

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

Kosir lies about 28 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Kotmi Sonar, about 24 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 Kosir
Tehsil headquarters	Pamgarh	11 km
Nearest railway station	Kotmi Sonar	24 km
Nearest town	Akaltara	24 km
District headquarters	Janjgir Champa	28 km

Villages closest to Kosir

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 Kosir

As per the Census of India 2011, Kosir village had a population of 2,515. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,176 residents.

Kosir village has 1,266 males and 1,249 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kosir has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

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

Kosir covers 964.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kosir is Kotmi Sonar, about 24 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 Kosir.

Kosir is about 28 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kosir is in Pamgarh tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Pamgarh is about 11 km away. Kotmi Sonar is about 24 km away. Akaltara is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.