# Kosa Village, Gunderdehi, Durg (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Gunderdehi, Durg 

# Kosa

Kosa is a village in Gunderdehi sub-district of Durg district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491221**. The 2011 Census counted **719 people in 160 households**, the 126th largest of 159 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.2%.

- 719people (2011)
- 160households
- 78.9%literacy
- 491221PIN code

## Kosa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kosa is 491221.** Kosa falls in Gunderdehi sub-district, Durg district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491221
- Gram panchayatTamora
- Community development blockGunderdehi
- Census village code442805

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

## How far is Kosa from nearby towns?

- Gunderdehi (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Durg (district HQ)26 km by road
- Gunderdehi (nearest town)16 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 Kosa?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Kosa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Machandur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Utai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Durg
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 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 Kosa known for?

The main crops are **paddy, tivra and wheat**. About 89% of the 196 hectares of village land is sown, and 156 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 Kosa

Of every 100 households in Kosa in 2011, 70 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kosa · ■ Gunderdehi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**14%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****94%**

**70%

Television ****27%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**18%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**15%

Own their home ****94%**

**96%

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 Kosa?

■ Kosa · ■ Gunderdehi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.9%**

**81.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970**

**1010

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****879**

**983

Working population ****52.2%**

**51.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.3% for men and 68.3% for women. 55% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 8 (2%) · **■** Marginal 356 (95%)

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 Gunderdehi

- Dewsara762 people
- Khapri759 people
- Mothipar742 people
- Khursipar734 people
- Dangania700 people
- Gorkapar698 people
- Khapri689 people
- Tilkhairi689 people

[All 159 villages in Gunderdehi](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/gunderdehi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kosa?491221
- How far is Kosa from Durg?26 km by road
- What is the population of Kosa?719 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kosa in?Durg district (Gunderdehi sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Kosa?78.9% (Census 2011)