# Kosmara Village, Kirnapur, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Kirnapur, Balaghat 

# Kosmara

Kosmara is a village in Kirnapur sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **688 people in 153 households**, the 88th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%.

- 688people (2011)
- 153households
- 73.9%literacy
- 983females per 1,000 males

## Kosmara PIN code and other codes

Kosmara falls in Kirnapur sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockKirnapur
- Census village code497959

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

## How far is Kosmara from nearby towns?

- Kirnapur (sub-district HQ)38 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ)69 km by road
- Gondia (nearest town)31 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 Kosmara?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Balaghat
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kirnapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)11 h summer · 8 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 Kosmara known for?

About 34% of the 304 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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 Kosmara

Of every 100 households in Kosmara in 2011, 40 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kosmara · ■ Kirnapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**91%

Tap water ****3%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****0%**

**37%

Television ****9%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**18%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****24%**

**25%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Kosmara?

■ Kosmara · ■ Kirnapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.9%**

**76.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**944

Working population ****60.9%**

**54.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.1% for men and 60.3% for women. 59% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 64 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 13 (3%) · **■** Marginal 339 (81%)

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 Kirnapur

- Sone Sarad780 people
- Kandra721 people
- Pipalgaon Kalan703 people
- Pipalgaon Khurd689 people
- Kotari675 people
- Chhindgaon649 people
- Batarmara635 people
- Dhoriya Paraswada623 people

[All 148 villages in Kirnapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/kirnapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kosmara from Balaghat?69 km by road
- What is the population of Kosmara?688 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kosmara in?Balaghat district (Kirnapur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kosmara?73.9% (Census 2011)