Village · Pamgarh, Janjgir - Champa # Kosir Kosir is a village in Pamgarh sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 495554. The 2011 Census counted 2,515 people in 565 households, the 22nd largest of 70 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%. - 2,515 people (2011) - 565 households - 67.7% literacy - 495554 PIN code ## Kosir PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kosir is 495554. Kosir falls in Pamgarh sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 495554 - Gram panchayat Kosir - Community development block Pamgarh - Census village code 437047 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kosir from nearby towns? - Pamgarh (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road - Janjgir (district HQ) 43 km by road - Rahaud (nearest town) 21 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kosir? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Kosir; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 3 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 2 govt · 1 private - ● Secondary school In village · 1 private - ● Sub post office In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Sasha - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Pamgarh - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Pamgarh - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · — h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kosir known for? The main crops are paddy and tivra. About 70% of the 964 hectares of village land is sown, and 669 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kosir Of every 100 households in Kosir in 2011, 87 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kosir · ■ Pamgarh rural average - Electricity for lighting 87% 88% - Toilet within the home 3% 11% - No toilet (open defecation) 97% 88% - Tap water 0% 6% - Drinking water within premises 12% 16% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97% - Use banking services 18% 34% - Television 22% 30% - Mobile phone 26% 27% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 5% 9% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 34% 35% - Own their home 98% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kosir? ■ Kosir · ■ Pamgarh rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 67.7% 70.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 987 994 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 851 953 - Working population 46.6% 49.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.0% for men and 51.6% for women. 46% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 678 (58%) · ■ Farm labourers 20 (2%) · ■ Household industry 6 (1%) · ■ Other work 42 (4%) · ■ Marginal 425 (36%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Pamgarh - Lagra 2,813 people - Bilari 2,743 people - Chorbhatti 2,631 people - Bundela 2,530 people - Khorsi 2,511 people - Jewara 2,330 people - Kodabhat 2,313 people - Bargaon 2,262 people All 72 villages in Pamgarh ## Other places named Kosir - Kosir · Village, Sarangarh, Raigarh · 4,755 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kosir? 495554 - How far is Kosir from Janjgir? 43 km by road - What is the population of Kosir? 2,515 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kosir in? Janjgir - Champa district (Pamgarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Kosir? 67.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/pamgarh/kosir/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.