About Kosa Village

Kosa is one of the larger villages in Pamgarh tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,616, made up of 2,849 males and 2,767 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2047.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495663, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kosa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kosa village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Janjgir Champa
Tehsil	Pamgarh
Pincode	495663
Area (hectares)	2047.81 hectares
Population	5,616
Male Population	2,849
Female Population	2,767
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	971
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kosa compares

By the 2011 count Kosa is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,176 residents. Its 2047.81 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 993.

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 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 Kosa from other places

Kosa lies about 25 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Kotmi Sonar, about 14 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
Tehsil headquarters	Pamgarh	12 km
Nearest railway station	Kotmi Sonar	14 km
Nearest town	Akaltara	17 km
District headquarters	Janjgir Champa	25 km

Villages closest to Kosa

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 Kosa

As per the Census of India 2011, Kosa village had a population of 5,616. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,176 residents.

Kosa village has 2,849 males and 2,767 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kosa has about 971 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 Kosa is 495663. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kosa covers 2047.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kosa is Kotmi Sonar, about 14 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 Kosa.

Kosa is about 25 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kosa is in Pamgarh tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Pamgarh is about 12 km away. Kotmi Sonar is about 14 km away. Akaltara is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.