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About Kosmi Village

Kosmi is a mid sized village in Lalbarra tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 784, made up of 367 males and 417 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,136 females per 1000 males. The village covers 296.69 hectares hectares.

Kosmi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kosmi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Lalbarra
Area (hectares) 296.69 hectares
Population 784
Male Population 367
Female Population 417
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,136
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kosmi compares

By the 2011 count Kosmi is the 82nd largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,485 residents. Its 296.69 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Kosmi

Kosmi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kosmi as Available within <5 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 Kosmi from other places

Kosmi lies about 2.3 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Garra, about 6.2 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 Kosmi
Tehsil headquarters Lalbarra 2.3 km
District headquarters Balaghat 2.3 km
Nearest town Bālāghāt 2.3 km
Nearest railway station Garra 6.2 km

Villages closest to Kosmi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kosmi village had a population of 784. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,485 residents.

Kosmi village has 367 males and 417 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kosmi has about 1136 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Kosmi covers 296.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kosmi falls under Lalbarra tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kosmi is Garra, about 6.2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kosmi.

Kosmi is about 2.3 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kosmi is in Lalbarra tehsil of Balaghat district. Lalbarra is about 2.3 km away. Balaghat is about 2.3 km away. Bālāghāt is about 2.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagholi (2.6 km), Bori (6.0 km) and Garra (6.4 km).

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

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