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About Kosdihra Village

Kosdihra is a small village in Markacho tehsil, in the district of Kodarma, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 369, made up of 160 males and 209 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,306 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825318, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kosdihra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kosdihra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Kodarma
Tehsil Markacho
Pincode 825318
Area (hectares) 87 hectares
Population 369
Male Population 160
Female Population 209
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,306
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kosdihra compares

By the 2011 count Kosdihra is the 69th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 948 residents. Its 87 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Kosdihra

Kosdihra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kosdihra as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kosdihra from other places

Kosdihra lies about 30 km from Kodarma, and the nearest railway station is Dasra Halt BH, about 6.7 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 Kosdihra
Tehsil headquarters Markacho 2.7 km
Nearest railway station Dasra Halt BH 6.7 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 19 km
District headquarters Kodarma 30 km

Villages closest to Kosdihra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kosdihra village had a population of 369. That makes it the 69th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 948 residents.

Kosdihra village has 160 males and 209 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kosdihra has about 1306 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1028.

The pincode recorded for Kosdihra is 825318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kosdihra covers 87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kosdihra falls under Markacho tehsil of Kodarma district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kosdihra is Dasra Halt BH, about 6.7 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kosdihra.

Kosdihra is about 30 km from Kodarma in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kosdihra is in Markacho tehsil of Kodarma district. Markacho is about 2.7 km away. Dasra Halt BH is about 6.7 km away. Barki Saria is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak (under 2 km), Dhubadih (under 2 km) and Paphara (under 2 km).

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

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