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About Kosambi Village

Kosambi is a mid sized village in Karra tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 668, made up of 327 males and 341 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 450 hectares hectares.

Kosambi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kosambi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Karra
Area (hectares) 450 hectares
Population 668
Male Population 327
Female Population 341
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Kosambi compares

By the 2011 count Kosambi is the 57th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 450 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Kosambi

Kosambi is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kosambi 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kosambi from other places

Kosambi lies about 15 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Karra, 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 Kosambi
Nearest railway station Karra under 2 km
District headquarters Khunti 15 km

Villages closest to Kosambi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kosambi village had a population of 668. That makes it the 57th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Kosambi village has 327 males and 341 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kosambi has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1001.

Kosambi covers 450 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kosambi falls under Karra tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kosambi is Karra, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kosambi.

Kosambi is about 15 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kosambi is in Karra tehsil of Khunti district. Karra is about under 2 km away. Khunti is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Loyongkel (1.6 km), Ludru (1.9 km) and Karra (1.9 km).

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

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