About Kosam Village

Kosam is a mid sized village in Olpad tehsil, in the district of Surat, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,412, made up of 716 males and 696 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 403.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 394520, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kosam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kosam village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Surat
Tehsil	Olpad
Pincode	394520
Area (hectares)	403.78 hectares
Population	1,412
Male Population	716
Female Population	696
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	972
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kosam compares

By the 2011 count Kosam is the 35th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,581 residents. Its 403.78 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Kosam

Kosam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kosam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kosam from other places

Kosam lies about 33 km from Surat, and the nearest railway station is Kosamba Junction, about under 2 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 Kosam
Nearest railway station	Kosamba Junction	under 2 km
Nearest town	Tarsadi	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Olpad	25 km
District headquarters	Surat	33 km

Villages closest to Kosam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kosam village had a population of 1,412. That makes it the 35th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,581 residents.

Kosam village has 716 males and 696 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kosam has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Kosam is 394520. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kosam covers 403.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kosam falls under Olpad tehsil of Surat district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Kosam is Kosamba Junction, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kosam.

Kosam is about 33 km from Surat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kosam is in Olpad tehsil of Surat district. Kosamba Junction is about under 2 km away. Tarsadi is about under 2 km away. Olpad is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.