# Kosam Village, Thasra, Kheda (Gujarat) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Thasra, Kheda 

# Kosam

Kosam is a village in Thasra sub-district of Kheda district, Gujarat, PIN code **388250**. The 2011 Census counted **1,243 people in 270 households**, the 77th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.4%.

- 1,243people (2011)
- 270households
- 78.9%literacy
- 388250PIN code

## Kosam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kosam is 388250.** Kosam falls in Thasra sub-district, Kheda district, Gujarat.

- PIN code388250
- Gram panchayatKosam
- Community development blockThasra
- Census village code517724

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?

- Thasra (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Nadiad (district HQ)75 km by road
- Thasra (nearest town)4 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 · 1 govt
- ●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
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Thasra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nadiad
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Thasra
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 **maize, tobacco and bajra**. About 84% of the 301 hectares of village land is sown, and 185 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, 17 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kosam · ■ Thasra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**71%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**77%

Tap water ****100%**

**60%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**88%

Use banking services ****99%**

**32%

Television ****28%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****26%**

**43%

Own their home ****99%**

**94%

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 · ■ Thasra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.9%**

**79.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1169**

**902

Working population ****33.5%**

**43.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.1% for men and 62.1% for women. 57% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 136 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 200 (48%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 53 (13%) · **■** Marginal 26 (6%)

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 Thasra

- Mithana Muvada1,276 people
- Harkhol1,267 people
- Simlaj1,264 people
- Amrutpura1,243 people
- Udhmatpura1,240 people
- Aurangpura1,192 people
- Malai1,186 people
- Pilol1,161 people

[All 96 villages in Thasra](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/kheda/thasra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kosam?388250
- How far is Kosam from Nadiad?75 km by road
- What is the population of Kosam?1,243 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kosam in?Kheda district (Thasra sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Kosam?78.9% (Census 2011)