About Kosar Village

Kosar is a small village in Bhoranj tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 169, made up of 75 males and 94 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,253 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kosar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kosar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Hamirpur
Tehsil	Bhoranj
Pincode	177501
Area (hectares)	35.1 hectares
Population	169
Male Population	75
Female Population	94
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,253
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kosar compares

By the 2011 count Kosar is the 175th largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 335 residents. Its 35.1 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1213.

Getting to Kosar

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

Kosar lies about 28 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 40 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 Kosar
Nearest town	Sundarnagar	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhoranj	16 km
District headquarters	Hamirpur	28 km
Nearest railway station	Buffer Stop	40 km

Villages closest to Kosar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kosar village had a population of 169. That makes it the 175th largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 335 residents.

Kosar village has 75 males and 94 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kosar has about 1253 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1213.

The pincode recorded for Kosar is 177501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kosar covers 35.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kosar falls under Bhoranj tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kosar is Buffer Stop, about 40 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 within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kosar.

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

Kosar is in Bhoranj tehsil of Hamirpur district. Sundarnagar is about 13 km away. Bhoranj is about 16 km away. Hamirpur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.