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About Kosgaon Village

Kosgaon is a mid sized village in Patur tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 597, made up of 325 males and 272 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 837 females per 1000 males. The village covers 917 hectares hectares.

Kosgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kosgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Patur
Area (hectares) 917 hectares
Population 597
Male Population 325
Female Population 272
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 837
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kosgaon compares

By the 2011 count Kosgaon is the 62nd largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,368 residents. Its 917 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Kosgaon

Kosgaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kosgaon as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Kosgaon from other places

Kosgaon lies about 34 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Amanwadi, about 11 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 Kosgaon
Tehsil headquarters Patur 7.9 km
Nearest town Pātūr 7.9 km
Nearest railway station Amanwadi 11 km
District headquarters Akola 34 km

Villages closest to Kosgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kosgaon village had a population of 597. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,368 residents.

Kosgaon village has 325 males and 272 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kosgaon has about 837 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 924.

Kosgaon covers 917 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kosgaon falls under Patur tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kosgaon is Amanwadi, about 11 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kosgaon.

Kosgaon is about 34 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kosgaon is in Patur tehsil of Akola district. Patur is about 7.9 km away. Pātūr is about 7.9 km away. Amanwadi is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malrajura (3.0 km), Pastul (4.1 km) and Gondhalwadi (4.6 km).

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

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