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About Kosamba Village

Kosamba is a mid sized village in Tirodi tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,888, made up of 929 males and 959 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 903.78 hectares hectares.

Kosamba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kosamba village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Tirodi
Area (hectares) 903.78 hectares
Population 1,888
Male Population 929
Female Population 959
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,032
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kosamba compares

By the 2011 count Kosamba is the 13th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,106 residents. Its 903.78 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1029.

Getting to Kosamba

Kosamba is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kosamba 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 Kosamba from other places

Kosamba lies about 59 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Sukli, about 4.2 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 Kosamba
Nearest railway station Sukli 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Tirodi 8.7 km
Nearest town Tumsar 30 km
District headquarters Balaghat 59 km

Villages closest to Kosamba

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kosamba village had a population of 1,888. That makes it the 13th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,106 residents.

Kosamba village has 929 males and 959 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kosamba has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1029.

Kosamba covers 903.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kosamba falls under Tirodi tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kosamba is Sukli, about 4.2 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 Kosamba.

Kosamba is about 59 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kosamba is in Tirodi tehsil of Balaghat district. Sukli is about 4.2 km away. Tirodi is about 8.7 km away. Tumsar is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sukali (4.2 km), Mahkepar (4.4 km) and Kanhadgaon (4.9 km).

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

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