# Kosta Village, Ranastalam, Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/ranastalam/kosta/ Village · Ranastalam, Srikakulam # Kosta Kosta is a village in Ranastalam sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **532409**. The 2011 Census counted **3,857 people in 976 households**, the 4th largest of 54 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.4%. - 3,857people (2011) - 976households - 60.6%literacy - 532409PIN code ## Kosta PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kosta is 532409.** Kosta falls in Ranastalam sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code532409 - Gram panchayatKosta - Community development blockRanastalam - Census village code581652 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kosta from nearby towns? - Ranastalam (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Srikakulam (district HQ)31 km by road - Srikakulam (nearest town)31 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Kosta? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Kosta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ranastalam - ○Degree college5–10 km · Ranastalam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Srikakulam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 18 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kosta known for? About 31% of the 300 hectares of village land is sown, and 112 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Kosta Of every 100 households in Kosta in 2011, 92 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kosta · ■ Ranastalam rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **86% Toilet within the home ****22%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****62%** **87% Tap water ****75%** **24% Drinking water within premises ****41%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%** **13% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****65%** **86% Use banking services ****69%** **38% Television ****54%** **34% Mobile phone ****58%** **44% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****13%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****22%** **38% Own their home ****77%** **91% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Kosta? ■ Kosta · ■ Ranastalam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.6%** **52.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966** **961 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****913** **968 Working population ****42.0%** **48.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.3% for men and 52.8% for women. 58% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 105 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 669 (41%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 570 (35%) · **■** Marginal 263 (16%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Ranastalam - Ranastalam5,697 people - Ramachandrapuram4,332 people - Patharlapalle3,965 people - Kotapalem3,656 people - Jagannadharaja Puram3,640 people - Pydibhimavaram3,444 people - Sancham3,375 people [All 55 villages in Ranastalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/ranastalam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kosta?532409 - How far is Kosta from Srikakulam?31 km by road - What is the population of Kosta?3,857 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kosta in?Srikakulam district (Ranastalam sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Kosta?60.6% (Census 2011)