# Kosar Village, Bhoranj, Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Bhoranj, Hamirpur 

# Kosar

Kosar is a village in Bhoranj sub-district of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177501**. The 2011 Census counted **169 people in 41 households**, the 180th largest of 273 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 87.2%.

- 169people (2011)
- 41households
- 94.5%literacy
- 177501PIN code

## Kosar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kosar is 177501.** Kosar falls in Bhoranj sub-district, Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code177501
- Community development blockBamson
- Census village code017861

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

## How far is Kosar from nearby towns?

- Bhoranj (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Hamirpur (district HQ)25 km by road
- Hamirpur (nearest town)25 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 Kosar?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Kosar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Parol
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Parol
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kanjian
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Bhoranj
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and covered wells
- 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 Kosar known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. About 59% of the 35 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Kosar

Of every 100 households in Kosar in 2011, 100 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kosar · ■ Bhoranj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**10%

Tap water ****100%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**70%

Use banking services ****98%**

**94%

Television ****88%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**11%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****2%**

**8%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kosar?

■ Kosar · ■ Bhoranj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****94.5%**

**87.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1253**

**1147

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****643**

**907

Working population ****64.5%**

**45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.4% for men and 91.8% for women. 60% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 6 (6%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 3 (3%) · **■** Marginal 99 (91%)

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 Bhoranj

- Katoh174 people
- Ser173 people
- Thana170 people
- Bhakera169 people
- Kohlwin167 people
- Bajoura162 people
- Beri Bhatta160 people
- Kakadyar160 people

[All 279 villages in Bhoranj](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/hamirpur/bhoranj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kosar?177501
- How far is Kosar from Hamirpur?25 km by road
- What is the population of Kosar?169 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kosar in?Hamirpur district (Bhoranj sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kosar?94.5% (Census 2011)