About Koshanam Village

Koshanam is one of the larger villages in Gobichettipalayam tehsil, in the district of Erode, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,397, made up of 3,705 males and 3,692 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2086.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 638458, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Koshanam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Koshanam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Erode
Tehsil	Gobichettipalayam
Pincode	638458
Area (hectares)	2086.27 hectares
Population	7,397
Male Population	3,705
Female Population	3,692
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	996
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Koshanam compares

By the 2011 count Koshanam is the 7th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,945 residents. Its 2086.27 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Koshanam

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

Koshanam lies about 41 km from Erode, and the nearest railway station is Koolipalayam, about 26 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 Koshanam
Tehsil headquarters	Gobichettipalayam	14 km
Nearest railway station	Koolipalayam	26 km
District headquarters	Erode	41 km

Villages closest to Koshanam

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

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Common questions about Koshanam

As per the Census of India 2011, Koshanam village had a population of 7,397. That makes it the 7th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,945 residents.

Koshanam village has 3,705 males and 3,692 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Koshanam has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Koshanam is 638458. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Koshanam covers 2086.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Koshanam falls under Gobichettipalayam tehsil of Erode district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Koshanam is Koolipalayam, about 26 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 Koshanam.

Koshanam is about 41 km from Erode in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Koshanam is in Gobichettipalayam tehsil of Erode district. Gobichettipalayam is about 14 km away. Koolipalayam is about 26 km away. Erode is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.