# Kosab Village, Palampur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Palampur, Kangra 

# Kosab

Kosab is a village in Palampur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176076**. The 2011 Census counted **117 people in 29 households**, the 339th largest of 395 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 117people (2011)
- 29households
- 92.6%literacy
- 176076PIN code

## Kosab PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kosab is 176076.** Kosab falls in Palampur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176076
- Community development blockPanchrukhi
- Census village code011770

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

## How far is Kosab from nearby towns?

- Palampur (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)53 km by road
- Palampur (nearest town)18 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 Kosab?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Kosab; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Makol
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Palampur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- 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 Kosab known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and paddy**. About 8% of the 87 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 Kosab

Of every 100 households in Kosab in 2011, 100 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 72 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Kosab · ■ Palampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****93%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****7%**

**10%

Tap water ****97%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****72%**

**53%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****28%**

**45%

Use banking services ****100%**

**96%

Television ****83%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**10%

None of these assets ****7%**

**5%

Own their home ****100%**

**91%

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 Kosab?

■ Kosab · ■ Palampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.6%**

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1208**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1200**

**912

Working population ****28.2%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.7% for men and 88.5% for women. 43% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (3%) · **■** Household industry 1 (3%) · **■** Other work 19 (58%) · **■** Marginal 12 (36%)

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 Palampur

- Barota129 people
- Thamba-II123 people
- Ropa122 people
- Chah121 people
- Bhaliar Kar116 people
- Gadiara116 people
- Dadhona113 people
- Kharohar113 people

[All 409 villages in Palampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/palampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kosab?176076
- How far is Kosab from Dharmsala?53 km by road
- What is the population of Kosab?117 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kosab in?Kangra district (Palampur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kosab?92.6% (Census 2011)