# Kosamkheda Village, Kareli, Narsimhapur (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/narsimhapur/kareli/kosamkheda/ Village · Kareli, Narsimhapur # Kosamkheda Kosamkheda is a village in Kareli sub-district of Narsimhapur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,150 people in 271 households**, the 38th largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.2%. - 1,150people (2011) - 271households - 90.1%literacy - 898females per 1,000 males ## Kosamkheda PIN code and other codes Kosamkheda falls in Kareli sub-district, Narsimhapur district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockKareli - Census village code491364 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kosamkheda from nearby towns? - Kareli (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Narsimhapur (district HQ)13 km by road - Narsimhapur (nearest town)13 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 Kosamkheda? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Kosamkheda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Niware - ○Degree college10+ km · Narsimhapur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Narsimhapur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 9 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 Kosamkheda known for? The main crops are **soyabean, chana and sugarcane**. About 87% of the 235 hectares of village land is sown, and 172 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 Kosamkheda Of every 100 households in Kosamkheda in 2011, 88 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kosamkheda · ■ Kareli rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **70% Toilet within the home ****43%** **35% No toilet (open defecation) ****57%** **64% Tap water ****48%** **18% Drinking water within premises ****46%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **93% Use banking services ****48%** **40% Television ****41%** **22% Mobile phone ****53%** **30% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****29%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****20%** **42% Own their home ****98%** **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 Kosamkheda? ■ Kosamkheda · ■ Kareli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****90.1%** **75.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898** **925 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****736** **936 Working population ****39.0%** **46.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.3% for men and 86.7% for women. 56% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 157 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 115 (26%) · **■** Household industry 10 (2%) · **■** Other work 67 (15%) · **■** Marginal 100 (22%) 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 Kareli - Dilheri1,287 people - Kumhadi1,276 people - Bhugwara1,211 people - Gursi1,205 people - Pipariya1,120 people - Gobargaon1,117 people - Bitali1,105 people - Dewa Kachhar1,105 people [All 147 villages in Kareli](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/narsimhapur/kareli/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kosamkheda from Narsimhapur?13 km by road - What is the population of Kosamkheda?1,150 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kosamkheda in?Narsimhapur district (Kareli sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Kosamkheda?90.1% (Census 2011)