# Kosam Village, Kapadvanj, Kheda (Gujarat) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/kheda/kapadvanj/kosam/ Village · Kapadvanj, Kheda # Kosam Kosam is a village in Kapadvanj sub-district of Kheda district, Gujarat, PIN code **387610**. The 2011 Census counted **3,476 people in 706 households**, the 17th largest of 106 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.1%. - 3,476people (2011) - 706households - 81.9%literacy - 387610PIN code ## Kosam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kosam is 387610.** Kosam falls in Kapadvanj sub-district, Kheda district, Gujarat. - PIN code387610 - Gram panchayatKosam - Community development blockKapadvanj - Census village code517241 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kosam from nearby towns? - Kapadvanj (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Nadiad (district HQ)60 km by road - Kapadvanj (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 Kosam? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Kosam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kapadvanj - ○Degree college10+ km · Kapadvanj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kapadvanj - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - 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 Kosam known for? The main crops are **cotton, pearlmilet/bajra and mustard**. About 57% of the 975 hectares of village land is sown, and 270 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 Kosam Of every 100 households in Kosam in 2011, 87 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kosam · ■ Kapadvanj rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **78% Toilet within the home ****6%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **81% Tap water ****50%** **50% Drinking water within premises ****23%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **87% Use banking services ****45%** **38% Television ****30%** **24% Mobile phone ****51%** **36% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****26%** **45% Own their home ****99%** **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 Kosam? ■ Kosam · ■ Kapadvanj rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.9%** **81.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948** **949 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****886** **924 Working population ****34.9%** **46.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.0% for men and 70.4% for women. 58% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 520 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 568 (47%) · **■** Other work 84 (7%) · **■** Marginal 40 (3%) 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 Kapadvanj - Moti Zer4,177 people - Taiyabpur3,834 people - Dahiyap3,674 people - Ghauva3,653 people - Bhungaliya3,466 people - Mal Itadi Baraiya Bhag3,289 people - Navagam3,159 people - Chikhlod3,142 people [All 106 villages in Kapadvanj](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/kheda/kapadvanj/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kosam?387610 - How far is Kosam from Nadiad?60 km by road - What is the population of Kosam?3,476 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kosam in?Kheda district (Kapadvanj sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Kosam?81.9% (Census 2011)