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About Kosami Village

Kosami is a small village in Korchi tehsil, in the district of Gadchiroli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 385, made up of 197 males and 188 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 410 hectares hectares.

Kosami Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kosami village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gadchiroli
Tehsil Korchi
Area (hectares) 410 hectares
Population 385
Male Population 197
Female Population 188
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kosami compares

By the 2011 count Kosami is the 34th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 345 residents. Its 410 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1056.

Getting to Kosami

Kosami is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kosami as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kosami from other places

Kosami lies about 76 km from Gadchiroli, and the nearest railway station is Dalli Rajhara, about 52 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 Kosami
Tehsil headquarters Korchi 16 km
Nearest railway station Dalli Rajhara 52 km
Nearest town Dalli Rājhara 52 km
District headquarters Gadchiroli 76 km

Villages closest to Kosami

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kosami village had a population of 385. That makes it the 34th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 345 residents.

Kosami village has 197 males and 188 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kosami has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1056.

Kosami covers 410 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kosami falls under Korchi tehsil of Gadchiroli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kosami is Dalli Rajhara, about 52 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kosami.

Kosami is about 76 km from Gadchiroli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kosami is in Korchi tehsil of Gadchiroli district. Korchi is about 16 km away. Dalli Rajhara is about 52 km away. Dalli Rājhara is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhatgaon (2.5 km), Shiwarajpur (3.6 km) and Gajegaon (3.7 km).

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

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