About Kosir Village

Kosir is a large village in Sarangarh tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,755, made up of 2,325 males and 2,430 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 867.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kosir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kosir village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Raigarh
Tehsil	Sarangarh
Pincode	496445
Area (hectares)	867.01 hectares
Population	4,755
Male Population	2,325
Female Population	2,430
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,045
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 among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 792 residents. Its 867.01 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1008.

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 9.6 km from Sarangarh, and the nearest railway station is Raigarh, about 38 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	Sarangarh	9.6 km
Nearest town	Saraipali	38 km
Nearest railway station	Raigarh	38 km

Villages closest to Kosir

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sarangarh 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 4,755. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 792 residents.

Kosir village has 2,325 males and 2,430 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kosir has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Kosir is 496445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kosir covers 867.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kosir falls under Sarangarh tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kosir is Raigarh, about 38 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 9.6 km from Sarangarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kosir is in Sarangarh tehsil of Raigarh district. Sarangarh is about 9.6 km away. Saraipali is about 38 km away. Raigarh is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.