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About Kosana Village

Kosana is a large village in Bhopalgarh tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,996, made up of 2,616 males and 2,380 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2466.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kosana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kosana village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Bhopalgarh
Pincode 342601
Area (hectares) 2466.87 hectares
Population 4,996
Male Population 2,616
Female Population 2,380
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kosana compares

By the 2011 count Kosana is the 12th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,030 residents. Its 2466.87 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 943.

Getting to Kosana

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

Kosana lies about 66 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Umed, about 12 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 Kosana
Nearest town Pīpār 11 km
Nearest railway station Umed 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhopalgarh 26 km
District headquarters Jodhpur 66 km

Villages closest to Kosana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kosana village had a population of 4,996. That makes it the 12th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,030 residents.

Kosana village has 2,616 males and 2,380 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kosana has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Kosana is 342601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kosana covers 2466.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kosana falls under Bhopalgarh tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Kosana is Umed, about 12 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 village for Kosana.

Kosana is about 66 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kosana is in Bhopalgarh tehsil of Jodhpur district. Pīpār is about 11 km away. Umed is about 12 km away. Bhopalgarh 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 Melawas (1.7 km), Siyara (4.8 km) and Satheen (6.1 km).

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

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