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About Kosada Kalan Village

Kosada Kalan is one of the larger villages in Meja tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,910, made up of 3,093 males and 2,817 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1318.37 hectares hectares.

Kosada Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kosada Kalan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Meja
Area (hectares) 1318.37 hectares
Population 5,910
Male Population 3,093
Female Population 2,817
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kosada Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Kosada Kalan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents. Its 1318.37 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Kosada Kalan

Kosada Kalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kosada Kalan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kosada Kalan from other places

Kosada Kalan lies about 55 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Manda Road, about 8.4 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 Kosada Kalan
Nearest railway station Manda Road 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Meja 14 km
Nearest town Mirzāpur 35 km
District headquarters Allahabad 55 km

Villages closest to Kosada Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Meja 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 Kosada Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Kosada Kalan village had a population of 5,910. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents.

Kosada Kalan village has 3,093 males and 2,817 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kosada Kalan has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

Kosada Kalan covers 1318.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kosada Kalan falls under Meja tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kosada Kalan is Manda Road, about 8.4 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 - 10 km distance for Kosada Kalan.

Kosada Kalan is about 55 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kosada Kalan is in Meja tehsil of Allahabad district. Manda Road is about 8.4 km away. Meja is about 14 km away. Mirzāpur is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dandapanpur (1.7 km), Tikapur (1.9 km) and Bhawanipur (1.9 km).

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

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