# Kosu Village, Komarada, Vizianagaram (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Komarada, Vizianagaram 

# Kosu

Kosu is a village in Komarada sub-district of Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **535521**. The 2011 Census counted **50 people in 11 households**, the 87th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 22.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.9%.

- 50people (2011)
- 11households
- 22.5%literacy
- 535521PIN code

## Kosu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kosu is 535521.** Kosu falls in Komarada sub-district, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code535521
- Gram panchayatNaya
- Community development blockKomarada
- Census village code581747

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kosu from nearby towns?

- Komarada (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Vizianagaram (district HQ)123 km by road
- Parvathipuram (nearest town)36 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 Kosu?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Kosu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Komarada
- ○Degree college10+ km · Parvathipuram
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Parvathipuram
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Kosu known for?

About 62% of the 16 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Kosu

Of every 100 households in Kosu in 2011, 54 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kosu · ■ Komarada rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**78%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**87%

Use banking services ****0%**

**48%

Television ****0%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****100%**

**50%

Own their home ****100%**

**93%

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 Kosu?

■ Kosu · ■ Komarada rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****22.5%**

**55.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1083**

**1094

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**1017

Working population ****56.0%**

**56.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 35.0% for men and 10.0% for women. 58% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Marginal 28 (100%)

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 Komarada

- Teelesu81 people
- Tinuku80 people
- Vanadara78 people
- Darsingi73 people
- Jeemesu42 people
- Chinasekha39 people
- Ulindri35 people
- Uligesu30 people

[All 99 villages in Komarada](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/vizianagaram/komarada/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kosu?535521
- How far is Kosu from Vizianagaram?123 km by road
- What is the population of Kosu?50 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kosu in?Vizianagaram district (Komarada sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kosu?22.5% (Census 2011)