# Kosamghat Village, Gharghoda, Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raigarh/gharghoda/kosamghat/ Village · Gharghoda, Raigarh # Kosamghat Kosamghat is a village in Gharghoda sub-district of Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **496111**. The 2011 Census counted **984 people in 232 households**, the 28th largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.8%. - 984people (2011) - 232households - 59.1%literacy - 496111PIN code ## Kosamghat PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kosamghat is 496111.** Kosamghat falls in Gharghoda sub-district, Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code496111 - Gram panchayatKosamghat - Community development blockGharghoda - Census village code434672 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kosamghat from nearby towns? - Gharghoda (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Raigarh (district HQ)52 km by road - Gharghoda (nearest town)17 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 Kosamghat? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Kosamghat; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kudukela - ○Degree college10+ km · Gharghoda - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gharghoda - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 Kosamghat known for? The main crops are **paddy, black gram and sesamum**. About 53% of the 452 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 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 Kosamghat Of every 100 households in Kosamghat in 2011, 58 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kosamghat · ■ Gharghoda rural average Electricity for lighting ****58%** **76% Toilet within the home ****37%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****63%** **85% Tap water ****31%** **5% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **98% Use banking services ****12%** **22% Television ****3%** **14% Mobile phone ****4%** **12% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****52%** **38% 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 Kosamghat? ■ Kosamghat · ■ Gharghoda rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****59.1%** **64.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1076** **1028 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1135** **959 Working population ****56.7%** **53.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.8% for men and 46.2% for women. 56% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 175 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (4%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 21 (4%) · **■** Marginal 337 (60%) 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 Gharghoda - Rumkera1,136 people - Nawagarh1,093 people - Dhoram1,071 people - Baraud1,030 people - Bhengari976 people - Kotarimal909 people - Jhariyapali842 people - Chilkaguda840 people [All 81 villages in Gharghoda](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raigarh/gharghoda/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kosamghat?496111 - How far is Kosamghat from Raigarh?52 km by road - What is the population of Kosamghat?984 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kosamghat in?Raigarh district (Gharghoda sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Kosamghat?59.1% (Census 2011)