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About Koshti Village

Koshti is a mid sized village in Tumsar tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 751, made up of 389 males and 362 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 338.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 441912, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Koshti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Koshti village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Tumsar
Pincode 441912
Area (hectares) 338.43 hectares
Population 751
Male Population 389
Female Population 362
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Koshti compares

By the 2011 count Koshti is the 85th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 338.43 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Koshti

Koshti is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Koshti 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Koshti from other places

Koshti lies about 26 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Tumsar Road Junction, about 4.4 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 Koshti
Nearest railway station Tumsar Road Junction 4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Tumsar 5.5 km
District headquarters Bhandara 26 km

Villages closest to Koshti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Koshti village had a population of 751. That makes it the 85th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Koshti village has 389 males and 362 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Koshti has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Koshti is 441912. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Koshti covers 338.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Koshti falls under Tumsar tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Koshti is Tumsar Road Junction, about 4.4 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Koshti.

Koshti is about 26 km from Bhandara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Koshti is in Tumsar tehsil of Bhandara district. Tumsar Road Junction is about 4.4 km away. Tumsar is about 5.5 km away. Bhandara is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bori (under 2 km), Bramhani (under 2 km) and Umar Wada (2.3 km).

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

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