# Kosami Village, Dhanora, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Dhanora, Gadchiroli 

# Kosami

Kosami is a village in Dhanora sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **560 people in 112 households**, the 40th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 560people (2011)
- 112households
- 64.8%literacy
- 1,105females per 1,000 males

## Kosami PIN code and other codes

Kosami falls in Dhanora sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockDhanora
- Census village code538899

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

## How far is Kosami from nearby towns?

- Dhanora (sub-district HQ)49 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)84 km by road
- Gadchiroli (nearest town)82 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 Kosami?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Kosami; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Murumgaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhanora
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Kosami known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 28% of the 666 hectares of village land is sown, and 183 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 Kosami

Of every 100 households in Kosami in 2011, 3 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kosami · ■ Dhanora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**81%

Tap water ****19%**

**7%

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

**14%

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

**4%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****0%**

**78%

Television ****0%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****3%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****32%**

**26%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Kosami?

■ Kosami · ■ Dhanora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.8%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1105**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****844**

**972

Working population ****66.6%**

**58.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.1% for men and 55.9% for women. 67% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 305 (82%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (6%) · **■** Household industry 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 37 (10%)

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 Dhanora

- Pekin Mudza575 people
- Kondawahi572 people
- Tukum565 people
- Kanhalgaon564 people
- Paidi535 people
- Katezari513 people
- Devsara508 people
- Mahawada503 people

[All 228 villages in Dhanora](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/dhanora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kosami from Gadchiroli?84 km by road
- What is the population of Kosami?560 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kosami in?Gadchiroli district (Dhanora sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Kosami?64.8% (Census 2011)