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About Kosbi Village

Kosbi is a small village in Deori tehsil, in the district of Gondiya, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 324, made up of 160 males and 164 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 972.98 hectares hectares.

Kosbi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kosbi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gondiya
Tehsil Deori
Area (hectares) 972.98 hectares
Population 324
Male Population 160
Female Population 164
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,025
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kosbi compares

By the 2011 count Kosbi is the 92nd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 808 residents. Its 972.98 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Kosbi

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

Kosbi lies about 63 km from Gondiya, and the nearest railway station is Dewalgaon, about 29 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 Kosbi
Tehsil headquarters Deori 16 km
Nearest railway station Dewalgaon 29 km
Nearest town Dongargarh 50 km
District headquarters Gondiya 63 km

Villages closest to Kosbi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kosbi village had a population of 324. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 808 residents.

Kosbi village has 160 males and 164 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kosbi has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1018.

Kosbi covers 972.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kosbi falls under Deori tehsil of Gondiya district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kosbi is Dewalgaon, about 29 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 10+ km distance for Kosbi.

Kosbi is about 63 km from Gondiya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kosbi is in Deori tehsil of Gondiya district. Deori is about 16 km away. Dewalgaon is about 29 km away. Dongargarh is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kosabi (under 2 km), Ambhora (under 2 km) and Kotijambhora (under 2 km).

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

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