# Kos Village, Mahuva, Surat (Gujarat) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Mahuva, Surat 

# Kos

Kos is a village in Mahuva sub-district of Surat district, Gujarat, PIN code **396510**. The 2011 Census counted **4,290 people in 913 households**, the 8th largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.1%.

- 4,290people (2011)
- 913households
- 84.8%literacy
- 396510PIN code

## Kos PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kos is 396510.** Kos falls in Mahuva sub-district, Surat district, Gujarat.

- PIN code396510
- Gram panchayatKos
- Community development blockMahuva
- Census village code524415

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

## How far is Kos from nearby towns?

- Mahuva (sub-district HQ)31 km by road
- Surat (district HQ)76 km by road
- Bardoli (nearest town)44 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 Kos?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Kos; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn 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
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Anaval
- ○Degree college10+ km · Karcheliya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mahuva
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- 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 Kos known for?

The main crops are **sugarcane, paddy and vegetables**. About 82% of the 736 hectares of village land is sown, and 326 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 Kos

Of every 100 households in Kos in 2011, 97 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kos · ■ Mahuva rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****47%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****52%**

**65%

Tap water ****6%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**82%

Use banking services ****55%**

**53%

Television ****40%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****36%**

**33%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**4%

None of these assets ****19%**

**24%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Kos?

■ Kos · ■ Mahuva rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.8%**

**81.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****868**

**950

Working population ****44.9%**

**47.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.7% for men and 79.7% for women. 62% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 433 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 690 (36%) · **■** Household industry 61 (3%) · **■** Other work 551 (29%) · **■** Marginal 191 (10%)

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 Mahuva

- Mahuvariya5,143 people
- Umra5,094 people
- Mahuva5,050 people
- Valvada4,510 people
- Dungari4,170 people
- Kharvan3,908 people
- Shekhpur3,665 people
- Gunasvel3,383 people

[All 69 villages in Mahuva](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/surat/mahuva/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kos?396510
- How far is Kos from Surat?76 km by road
- What is the population of Kos?4,290 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kos in?Surat district (Mahuva sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Kos?84.8% (Census 2011)