# Kosmi Village, Bakavand, Bastar (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Bakavand, Bastar 

# Kosmi

Kosmi is a village in Bakavand sub-district of Bastar district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494333**. The 2011 Census counted **2,529 people in 658 households**, the 16th largest of 111 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.2%.

- 2,529people (2011)
- 658households
- 42.5%literacy
- 494333PIN code

## Kosmi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kosmi is 494333.** Kosmi falls in Bakavand sub-district, Bastar district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494333
- Gram panchayatKosmi
- Community development blockBakaband
- Census village code449482

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

## How far is Kosmi from nearby towns?

- Bakawand (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Jagdalpur (district HQ)18 km by road
- Jagdalpur (nearest town)18 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 Kosmi?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Kosmi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Bakaband
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bakavand
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Parchanpal
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 24 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 Kosmi known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and madiya**. About 42% of the 1,635 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 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 Kosmi

Of every 100 households in Kosmi in 2011, 55 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kosmi · ■ Bakavand rural average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**5%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****13%**

**38%

Television ****5%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**11%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****30%**

**26%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Kosmi?

■ Kosmi · ■ Bakavand rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.5%**

**52.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1058**

**1008

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****865**

**994

Working population ****61.3%**

**54.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.0% for men and 34.7% for women. 62% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 134 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 164 (11%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 50 (3%) · **■** Marginal 1,200 (77%)

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 Bakavand

- Bakawand3,048 people
- Pahurbel3,038 people
- Tarapur2,811 people
- Sonpur2,629 people
- Chiurgaon2,338 people
- Kaundawand2,302 people
- Belputi2,167 people
- Badedeoda2,019 people

[All 114 villages in Bakavand](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bastar/bakavand/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kosmi?494333
- How far is Kosmi from Jagdalpur?18 km by road
- What is the population of Kosmi?2,529 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kosmi in?Bastar district (Bakavand sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Kosmi?42.5% (Census 2011)
