# Kosi Village, Kurkheda, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Kurkheda, Gadchiroli 

# Kosi

Kosi is a village in Kurkheda sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **291 people in 74 households**, the 87th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%.

- 291people (2011)
- 74households
- 79.0%literacy
- 1,109females per 1,000 males

## Kosi PIN code and other codes

Kosi falls in Kurkheda sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockKurkheda
- Census village code538704

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

## How far is Kosi from nearby towns?

- Kurkheda (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)92 km by road
- Desaiganj (nearest town)41 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 Kosi?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Kosi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sonsari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kurkheda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Brahmapuri
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)18 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 Kosi known for?

About 21% of the 349 hectares of village land is sown, and -59 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 Kosi

Of every 100 households in Kosi in 2011, 25 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kosi · ■ Kurkheda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****25%**

**64%

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

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**66%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**21%

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

**4%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****90%**

**87%

Television ****6%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kosi?

■ Kosi · ■ Kurkheda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.0%**

**80.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1109**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1263**

**956

Working population ****60.5%**

**58.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.4% for men and 71.3% for women. 60% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 70 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (5%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 3 (2%) · **■** Marginal 94 (53%)

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 Kurkheda

- Satitola311 people
- Jamtola305 people
- Palapundi302 people
- Kasarbodi292 people
- Mendha287 people
- Neharpayli278 people
- Bijapur270 people
- Kasari247 people

[All 127 villages in Kurkheda](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/kurkheda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kosi from Gadchiroli?92 km by road
- What is the population of Kosi?291 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kosi in?Gadchiroli district (Kurkheda sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Kosi?79.0% (Census 2011)