Village · Baijnath, Kangra
# Kand Kosri

Kand Kosri is a village in Baijnath sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 176125. The 2011 Census counted 408 people in 95 households, the 81st largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.4%.
- 408 people (2011)
- 95 households
- 63.9% literacy
- 176125 PIN code

## Kand Kosri PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Kand Kosri is 176125. Kand Kosri falls in Baijnath sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 176125
- Community development block Baijnath
- Census village code 012077

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Kand Kosri from nearby towns?
- Baijnath (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ) 65 km by road
- Palampur (nearest town) 26 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Kand Kosri?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Kand Kosri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Deol
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Baijnath
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Gad
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kand Kosri known for?

The main crops are maize and wheat. About 8% of the 237 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Kand Kosri

Of every 100 households in Kand Kosri in 2011, 100 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kand Kosri · ■ Baijnath rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 98%
- Toilet within the home 12% 84%
- No toilet (open defecation) 88% 15%
- Tap water 98% 97%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 61%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 49%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 50%
- Use banking services 100% 94%
- Television 81% 83%
- Mobile phone 52% 77%
- Computer with internet 0% 2%
- Two-wheeler 1% 16%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 7%
- None of these assets 6% 6%
- Own their home 99% 94%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Kand Kosri?

■ Kand Kosri · ■ Baijnath rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 63.9% 83.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1114 1019
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 879 904
- Working population 64.0% 43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.4% for men and 54.8% for women. 62% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 3 (1%) · ■ Household industry 5 (2%) · ■ Other work 16 (6%) · ■ Marginal 237 (91%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Baijnath
- Sansal Khas 431 people
- Doli Khurd 430 people
- Duhk 428 people
- Bhattu Uparla 410 people
- Raj Nagar 405 people
- Dhandol 402 people
- Bakar 382 people
- Gandhi Gram Buhla 380 people

All 204 villages in Baijnath

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Kand Kosri? 176125
- How far is Kand Kosri from Dharmsala? 65 km by road
- What is the population of Kand Kosri? 408 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kand Kosri in? Kangra district (Baijnath sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kand Kosri? 63.9% (Census 2011)

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