Village · Pamgarh, Janjgir - Champa # Kosa Kosa is a village in Pamgarh sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 495663. The 2011 Census counted 5,616 people in 1,306 households, the 2nd largest of 70 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%. - 5,616 people (2011) - 1,306 households - 67.6% literacy - 495663 PIN code ## Kosa PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kosa is 495663. Kosa falls in Pamgarh sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 495663 - Gram panchayat Kosa - Community development block Pamgarh - Census village code 437039 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kosa from nearby towns? - Pamgarh (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road - Janjgir (district HQ) 37 km by road - Rahaud (nearest town) 18 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kosa? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Kosa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 10 govt - ● Middle school In village · 2 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 private - ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 private - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Dispensary In village · 1 - ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 2 doctors - ● Post office In village - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Pamgarh - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Akaltara - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kosa known for? The main crops are paddy, tivra and wheat. About 79% of the 2,048 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,550 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kosa Of every 100 households in Kosa in 2011, 82 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kosa · ■ Pamgarh rural average - Electricity for lighting 82% 88% - Toilet within the home 7% 11% - No toilet (open defecation) 93% 88% - Tap water 24% 6% - Drinking water within premises 16% 16% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 97% - Use banking services 44% 34% - Television 22% 30% - Mobile phone 20% 27% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 7% 9% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 39% 35% - Own their home 96% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kosa? ■ Kosa · ■ Pamgarh rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 67.6% 70.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 971 994 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 966 953 - Working population 47.0% 49.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.3% for men and 54.4% for women. 51% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 600 (23%) · ■ Farm labourers 707 (27%) · ■ Household industry 4 (0%) · ■ Other work 203 (8%) · ■ Marginal 1,123 (43%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Pamgarh - Pamgarh 6,064 people - Donga Kohraud 5,427 people - Loharsi 4,813 people - Chandipara 4,620 people - Bhainso 4,401 people All 72 villages in Pamgarh ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kosa? 495663 - How far is Kosa from Janjgir? 37 km by road - What is the population of Kosa? 5,616 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kosa in? Janjgir - Champa district (Pamgarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Kosa? 67.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/pamgarh/kosa/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.