About Kosiara Village

Kosiara is a large village in Chainpur tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,126, made up of 1,081 males and 1,045 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 175 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kosiara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kosiara village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Chainpur
Pincode	822110
Area (hectares)	175 hectares
Population	2,126
Male Population	1,081
Female Population	1,045
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	967
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kosiara compares

By the 2011 count Kosiara is the 27th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents. Its 175 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Kosiara

Kosiara is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kosiara as Available within 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 Kosiara from other places

Kosiara lies about 54 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Giridih, about 5.4 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 Kosiara
Nearest railway station	Giridih	5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chainpur	34 km
District headquarters	Palamu	54 km

Villages closest to Kosiara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kosiara village had a population of 2,126. That makes it the 27th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents.

Kosiara village has 1,081 males and 1,045 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kosiara has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Kosiara is 822110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kosiara covers 175 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kosiara falls under Chainpur tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kosiara is Giridih, about 5.4 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kosiara.

Kosiara is about 54 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kosiara is in Chainpur tehsil of Palamu district. Giridih is about 5.4 km away. Chainpur is about 34 km away. Palamu is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.