# Kosala Village, Pamgarh, Janjgir - Champa (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/pamgarh/kosala/ Village · Pamgarh, Janjgir - Champa # Kosala Kosala is a village in Pamgarh sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495554**. The 2011 Census counted **2,975 people in 685 households**, the 16th largest of 70 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%. - 2,975people (2011) - 685households - 68.6%literacy - 495554PIN code ## Kosala PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kosala is 495554.** Kosala falls in Pamgarh sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code495554 - Gram panchayatKosala - Community development blockPamgarh - Census village code437070 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kosala from nearby towns? - Pamgarh (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Janjgir (district HQ)41 km by road - Kharod (nearest town)27 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 Kosala? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Kosala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 3 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 3 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 3 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 3 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Rahaud - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rahoud - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand 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](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kosala known for? The main crops are **paddy and tivra**. About 77% of the 763 hectares of village land is sown, and 571 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 Kosala Of every 100 households in Kosala in 2011, 93 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kosala · ■ Pamgarh rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **88% Toilet within the home ****10%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **88% Tap water ****4%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****13%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **97% Use banking services ****89%** **34% Television ****38%** **30% Mobile phone ****24%** **27% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****25%** **35% Own their home ****99%** **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 Kosala? ■ Kosala · ■ Pamgarh rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.6%** **70.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978** **994 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **953 Working population ****47.4%** **49.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.0% for men and 53.8% for women. 52% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 903 (64%) · **■** Farm labourers 206 (15%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 96 (7%) · **■** Marginal 197 (14%) 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 Pamgarh - Rasonta3,653 people - Bhilauni3,417 people - Sasha3,163 people - Bhuigaon2,993 people - Mehandi2,826 people - Lagra2,813 people - Bilari2,743 people - Chorbhatti2,631 people [All 72 villages in Pamgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/pamgarh/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kosala?495554 - How far is Kosala from Janjgir?41 km by road - What is the population of Kosala?2,975 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kosala in?Janjgir - Champa district (Pamgarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Kosala?68.6% (Census 2011)