About Kosi Village

Kosi is a mid sized village in Hussainabad tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,120, made up of 583 males and 537 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 245 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kosi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kosi village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Hussainabad
Pincode	822116
Area (hectares)	245 hectares
Population	1,120
Male Population	583
Female Population	537
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	921
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kosi compares

By the 2011 count Kosi is the 39th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 868 residents. Its 245 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Kosi

Kosi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kosi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Kosi from other places

Kosi lies about 35 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Hazaribagh Road, about 4.4 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 Kosi
Nearest railway station	Hazaribagh Road	4.4 km
Nearest town	Barki Saria	4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hussainabad	35 km
District headquarters	Palamu	35 km

Villages closest to Kosi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kosi village had a population of 1,120. That makes it the 39th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 868 residents.

Kosi village has 583 males and 537 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kosi has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Kosi is 822116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kosi covers 245 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kosi falls under Hussainabad tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kosi is Hazaribagh Road, about 4.4 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kosi.

Kosi is about 35 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kosi is in Hussainabad tehsil of Palamu district. Hazaribagh Road is about 4.4 km away. Barki Saria is about 4.5 km away. Hussainabad is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.