About Kosam Village

Kosam is a mid sized village in Bhalki tehsil, in the district of Bidar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,622, made up of 843 males and 779 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 972.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585413, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kosam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kosam village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Bidar
Tehsil	Bhalki
Pincode	585413
Area (hectares)	972.78 hectares
Population	1,622
Male Population	843
Female Population	779
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	924
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kosam compares

By the 2011 count Kosam is the 55th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,826 residents. Its 972.78 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Kosam

Kosam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kosam 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kosam from other places

Kosam lies about 19 km from Bidar, and the nearest railway station is Halbarga, about 4.1 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 Kosam
Nearest railway station	Halbarga	4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhalki	18 km
Nearest town	Bhālki	18 km
District headquarters	Bidar	19 km

Villages closest to Kosam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kosam village had a population of 1,622. That makes it the 55th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,826 residents.

Kosam village has 843 males and 779 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kosam has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Kosam is 585413. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kosam covers 972.78 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.

Kosam falls under Bhalki tehsil of Bidar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kosam is Halbarga, about 4.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kosam.

Kosam is about 19 km from Bidar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kosam is in Bhalki tehsil of Bidar district. Halbarga is about 4.1 km away. Bhalki is about 18 km away. Bhālki is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.