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About Kosara Village

Kosara is a mid sized village in Chandrapur tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,200, made up of 626 males and 574 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 400.42 hectares hectares.

Kosara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kosara village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Chandrapur
Area (hectares) 400.42 hectares
Population 1,200
Male Population 626
Female Population 574
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kosara compares

By the 2011 count Kosara is the 26th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 965 residents. Its 400.42 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Kosara

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

Kosara lies about 5.0 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Vivekanand Nagar, about 1.9 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 Kosara
Nearest railway station Vivekanand Nagar 1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandrapur 5.0 km
Nearest town Chānda 5.0 km

Villages closest to Kosara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kosara village had a population of 1,200. That makes it the 26th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 965 residents.

Kosara village has 626 males and 574 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kosara has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Kosara covers 400.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kosara falls under Chandrapur tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kosara is Vivekanand Nagar, about 1.9 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 <5 km distance for Kosara.

Kosara is about 5.0 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kosara is in Chandrapur tehsil of Chandrapur district. Vivekanand Nagar is about 1.9 km away. Chandrapur is about 5.0 km away. Chānda is about 5.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Datala (1.9 km), Padoli (2.0 km) and Khutala (2.7 km).

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

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