# Kosmi Village, Bindranavagarh, Raipur (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Bindranavagarh, Raipur 

# Kosmi

Kosmi is a village in Bindranavagarh sub-district of Raipur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493996**. The 2011 Census counted **901 people in 236 households**, the 26th largest of 151 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.9%.

- 901people (2011)
- 236households
- 74.7%literacy
- 493996PIN code

## Kosmi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kosmi is 493996.** Kosmi falls in Bindranavagarh sub-district, Raipur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code493996
- Gram panchayatKoasmi
- Community development blockGariaband
- Census village code445146

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kosmi from nearby towns?

- Gariyaband (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Raipur (district HQ)114 km by road
- Gariyaband (nearest town)24 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 Kosmi?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Kosmi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Gariyaband
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Kosmi known for?

About 44% of the 627 hectares of village land is sown, and 90 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 Kosmi

Of every 100 households in Kosmi in 2011, 91 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kosmi · ■ Bindranavagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****86%**

**56%

Television ****7%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****50%**

**36%

Own their home ****99%**

**95%

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 Kosmi?

■ Kosmi · ■ Bindranavagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.7%**

**72.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1025**

**1035

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1019**

**1014

Working population ****58.2%**

**54.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.2% for men and 63.4% for women. 62% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 177 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 203 (39%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 26 (5%) · **■** Marginal 115 (22%)

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 Bindranavagarh

- Ghataud975 people
- Piparchhedikalan975 people
- Baherabuda952 people
- Kharhari902 people
- Madanpur890 people
- Kokdi879 people
- Potiya874 people
- Darripara872 people

[All 170 villages in Bindranavagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raipur/bindranavagarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kosmi?493996
- How far is Kosmi from Raipur?114 km by road
- What is the population of Kosmi?901 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kosmi in?Raipur district (Bindranavagarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Kosmi?74.7% (Census 2011)