About Kosa Village

Kosa is a small village in Joshimath tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 302, made up of 153 males and 149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 824.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246423, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kosa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kosa village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Chamoli
Tehsil	Joshimath
Pincode	246423
Area (hectares)	824.03 hectares
Population	302
Male Population	153
Female Population	149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	974
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 Kosa compares

By the 2011 count Kosa is the 35th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 319 residents. Its 824.03 hectares work out to about 0.4 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, well above the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Kosa

Kosa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kosa 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 Kosa from other places

Kosa lies about 59 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 160 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 Kosa
Tehsil headquarters	Joshimath	32 km
District headquarters	Chamoli	59 km
Nearest town	Srīnagar	115 km
Nearest railway station	Kathgodam	160 km

Villages closest to Kosa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kosa village had a population of 302. That makes it the 35th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 319 residents.

Kosa village has 153 males and 149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kosa has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Kosa is 246423. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kosa covers 824.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kosa falls under Joshimath tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kosa is Kathgodam, about 160 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 Kosa.

Kosa is about 59 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kosa is in Joshimath tehsil of Chamoli district. Joshimath is about 32 km away. Chamoli is about 59 km away. Srīnagar is about 115 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.