# Kosam Village, Bhalki, Bidar (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bidar/bhalki/kosam/ Village · Bhalki, Bidar # Kosam Kosam is a village in Bhalki sub-district of Bidar district, Karnataka, PIN code **585413**. The 2011 Census counted **1,622 people in 311 households**, the 56th largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%. - 1,622people (2011) - 311households - 68.4%literacy - 585413PIN code ## Kosam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kosam is 585413.** Kosam falls in Bhalki sub-district, Bidar district, Karnataka. - PIN code585413 - Gram panchayatHalbarga - Community development blockBhalki - Census village code599951 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? - Bhalki (sub-district HQ)24 km by road - Bidar (district HQ)30 km by road - Bhalki (nearest town)24 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? 15 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 - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn 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 · Halbarga - ○Degree college10+ km · Bhalki - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhalki - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 5 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 **jowar, green gram and black gram**. About 57% of the 973 hectares of village land is sown, and 45 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, 72 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kosam · ■ Bhalki rural average Electricity for lighting ****72%** **85% Toilet within the home ****4%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **90% Tap water ****99%** **43% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **97% Use banking services ****61%** **56% Television ****17%** **29% Mobile phone ****26%** **48% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****6%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **3% None of these assets ****45%** **27% Own their home ****97%** **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 Kosam? ■ Kosam · ■ Bhalki rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.4%** **70.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924** **961 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****902** **927 Working population ****44.3%** **45.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.7% for men and 59.4% for women. 53% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 92 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 383 (53%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 92 (13%) · **■** Marginal 142 (20%) 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 Bhalki - Atterga1,740 people - Nawadgi1,731 people - Kelwadi1,655 people - Lanjwada1,641 people - Tarnalli1,545 people - Maroor1,541 people - Badjawalga1,537 people - Nirmanhalli1,523 people [All 133 villages in Bhalki](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bidar/bhalki/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kosam?585413 - How far is Kosam from Bidar?30 km by road - What is the population of Kosam?1,622 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kosam in?Bidar district (Bhalki sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Kosam?68.4% (Census 2011)