Village · Meliaputti, Srikakulam
# Kosamala

Kosamala is a village in Meliaputti sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 532215. The 2011 Census counted 2,246 people in 556 households, the 6th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%.
- 2,246 people (2011)
- 556 households
- 59.1% literacy
- 532215 PIN code

## Kosamala PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Kosamala is 532215. Kosamala falls in Meliaputti sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 532215
- Gram panchayat Kosamala
- Community development block Meliaputti
- Census village code 580177

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Kosamala from nearby towns?
- Meliaputti (sub-district HQ) 1 km by road
- Srikakulam (district HQ) 70 km by road
- Parlakimidi (nearest town) 9 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Kosamala?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Kosamala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 2 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Cooperative bank In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Meliaputti
- ○ Degree college under 5 km · Meliaputti
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Tekkali
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 15 h summer · 18 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kosamala known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 90% of the 239 hectares of village land is sown, and 192 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Kosamala

Of every 100 households in Kosamala in 2011, 89 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kosamala · ■ Meliaputti rural average
- Electricity for lighting 89% 81%
- Toilet within the home 25% 11%
- No toilet (open defecation) 75% 87%
- Tap water 33% 22%
- Drinking water within premises 18% 11%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 20% 15%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 79% 85%
- Use banking services 35% 41%
- Television 39% 31%
- Mobile phone 60% 37%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 10% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 30% 45%
- Own their home 90% 93%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Kosamala?

■ Kosamala · ■ Meliaputti rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 59.1% 59.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 972 1035
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 843 944
- Working population 50.4% 51.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.5% for men and 47.5% for women. 56% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 144 (13%) · ■ Farm labourers 81 (7%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 246 (22%) · ■ Marginal 661 (58%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Meliaputti
- Vasandhara 3,360 people
- Karajada 2,865 people
- Goppili 2,546 people
- Gangarajapuram 2,379 people
- Jadupalle 2,055 people
- Peddapadmapuram 1,963 people
- Joduru 1,893 people
- Marripadu 1,672 people

All 70 villages in Meliaputti

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Kosamala? 532215
- How far is Kosamala from Srikakulam? 70 km by road
- What is the population of Kosamala? 2,246 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kosamala in? Srikakulam district (Meliaputti sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kosamala? 59.1% (Census 2011)

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