# Kosir Village, Sarangarh, Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raigarh/sarangarh/kosir/ Village · Sarangarh, Raigarh # Kosir Kosir is a village in Sarangarh sub-district of Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **496445**. The 2011 Census counted **4,755 people in 1,250 households**, the 2nd largest of 274 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.7%. - 4,755people (2011) - 1,250households - 70.0%literacy - 496445PIN code ## Kosir PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kosir is 496445.** Kosir falls in Sarangarh sub-district, Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code496445 - Gram panchayatKosir - Community development blockSarangarh - Census village code435288 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kosir from nearby towns? - Sarangarh (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Raigarh (district HQ)67 km by road - Sarangarh (nearest town)15 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 Kosir? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Kosir; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 3 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Sarangarh - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sarangarh - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds 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 Kosir known for? The main crops are **paddy, pea nut and wheat**. About 76% of the 867 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 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 Kosir Of every 100 households in Kosir in 2011, 89 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kosir · ■ Sarangarh rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **88% Toilet within the home ****11%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **89% Tap water ****59%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****22%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **98% Use banking services ****15%** **31% Television ****17%** **25% Mobile phone ****13%** **19% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****49%** **28% Own their home ****97%** **98% 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 Kosir? ■ Kosir · ■ Sarangarh rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.0%** **69.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1045** **1011 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****923** **948 Working population ****46.7%** **49.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.9% for men and 57.9% for women. 55% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 671 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 688 (31%) · **■** Household industry 16 (1%) · **■** Other work 207 (9%) · **■** Marginal 637 (29%) 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 Sarangarh - Sarangarh6,799 people - Timarlaga3,142 people - Reda3,073 people - Chhind2,917 people - Ulkhar2,899 people [All 288 villages in Sarangarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raigarh/sarangarh/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kosir?496445 - How far is Kosir from Raigarh?67 km by road - What is the population of Kosir?4,755 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kosir in?Raigarh district (Sarangarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Kosir?70.0% (Census 2011)