Skip to main content

About Kand Kosri Village

Kand Kosri is a small village in Baijnath tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 408, made up of 193 males and 215 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,114 females per 1000 males. The village covers 237 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kand Kosri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kand Kosri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Baijnath
Pincode 176125
Area (hectares) 237 hectares
Population 408
Male Population 193
Female Population 215
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,114
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kand Kosri compares

By the 2011 count Kand Kosri is the 80th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 237 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1095.

Getting to Kand Kosri

Kand Kosri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kand Kosri as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kand Kosri from other places

Kand Kosri lies about 18 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Chamunda Marg, about 6.5 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 Kand Kosri
Nearest railway station Chamunda Marg 6.5 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 11 km
District headquarters Kangra 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Baijnath 25 km

Villages closest to Kand Kosri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baijnath 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 Kand Kosri

As per the Census of India 2011, Kand Kosri village had a population of 408. That makes it the 80th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Kand Kosri village has 193 males and 215 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kand Kosri has about 1114 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1095.

The pincode recorded for Kand Kosri is 176125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kand Kosri covers 237 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kand Kosri falls under Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kand Kosri is Chamunda Marg, about 6.5 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kand Kosri.

Kand Kosri is about 18 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kand Kosri is in Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district. Chamunda Marg is about 6.5 km away. Dharamsala is about 11 km away. Kangra is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khatrehr (3.5 km), Chaniara (8.4 km) and Khopa (12 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.