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About Kosmi Village

Kosmi is a mid sized village in Manpur tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 520, made up of 284 males and 236 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 831 females per 1000 males. The village covers 426.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491229, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kosmi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kosmi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Manpur
Pincode 491229
Area (hectares) 426.1 hectares
Population 520
Male Population 284
Female Population 236
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 831
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kosmi compares

By the 2011 count Kosmi is the 53rd largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 528 residents. Its 426.1 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Kosmi

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

Kosmi lies about 91 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Bhanupratappur, about 52 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 Kosmi
Tehsil headquarters Manpur 16 km
Nearest railway station Bhanupratappur 52 km
Nearest town Dalli Rājhara 56 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 91 km

Villages closest to Kosmi

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

Common questions about Kosmi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kosmi village had a population of 520. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 528 residents.

Kosmi village has 284 males and 236 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kosmi has about 831 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Kosmi is 491229. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kosmi covers 426.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kosmi falls under Manpur tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kosmi is Bhanupratappur, about 52 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 Kosmi.

Kosmi is about 91 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kosmi is in Manpur tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Manpur is about 16 km away. Bhanupratappur is about 52 km away. Dalli Rājhara is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gattegahan (3.6 km), Unchapur (3.7 km) and Teregaon (4.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kosmi today is likely to be higher.

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