# Kosmi Village, Amarwara, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Amarwara, Chhindwara 

# Kosmi

Kosmi is a village in Amarwara sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **604 people in 129 households**, the 110th largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%.

- 604people (2011)
- 129households
- 60.9%literacy
- 961females per 1,000 males

## Kosmi PIN code and other codes

Kosmi falls in Amarwara sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockAmarwara
- Census village code493930

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

## How far is Kosmi from nearby towns?

- Amarwara (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)45 km by road
- Amarwara (nearest town)5 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 Kosmi?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Kosmi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Amarwara
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Amarwara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 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 library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Kosmi known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 43% of the 383 hectares of village land is sown, and 83 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 Kosmi

Of every 100 households in Kosmi in 2011, 42 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kosmi · ■ Amarwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**66%

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

**7%

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

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**10%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****94%**

**54%

Television ****3%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**19%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****48%**

**51%

Own their home ****96%**

**94%

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 Kosmi?

■ Kosmi · ■ Amarwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.9%**

**64.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1156**

**970

Working population ****43.2%**

**51.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.0% for men and 50.2% for women. 54% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 94 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 19 (7%) · **■** Marginal 144 (55%)

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 Amarwara

- Simariya Multani617 people
- Lahgaduwa615 people
- Nandoura609 people
- Bilhera607 people
- Hiwara Sani598 people
- Kubdi595 people
- Pipariya Gumani583 people
- Ghugharla Kalan575 people

[All 150 villages in Amarwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/amarwara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kosmi from Chhindwara?45 km by road
- What is the population of Kosmi?604 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kosmi in?Chhindwara district (Amarwara sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kosmi?60.9% (Census 2011)