# Kosari Village, Jat, Sangli (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Jat, Sangli 

# Kosari

Kosari is a village in Jat sub-district of Sangli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **4,017 people in 750 households**, the 17th largest of 125 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%.

- 4,017people (2011)
- 750households
- 65.7%literacy
- 942females per 1,000 males

## Kosari PIN code and other codes

Kosari falls in Jat sub-district, Sangli district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockJat
- Census village code568859

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

## How far is Kosari from nearby towns?

- Jat (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Sangli (district HQ)94 km by road
- Bijapur (nearest town)75 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 Kosari?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Kosari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Shegaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jat
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sangli
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Kosari known for?

The main crops are **bajra and matki**. About 35% of the 3,438 hectares of village land is sown, and 799 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 Kosari

Of every 100 households in Kosari in 2011, 35 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kosari · ■ Jat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**35%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**60%

Tap water ****19%**

**32%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**86%

Use banking services ****76%**

**79%

Television ****13%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****17%**

**20%

Own their home ****97%**

**90%

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 Kosari?

■ Kosari · ■ Jat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.7%**

**70.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****870**

**909

Working population ****57.1%**

**47.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.4% for men and 58.7% for women. 58% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1,227 (54%) · **■** Farm labourers 513 (22%) · **■** Household industry 53 (2%) · **■** Other work 205 (9%) · **■** Marginal 294 (13%)

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 Jat

- Baj4,699 people
- Walekhindi4,642 people
- Karajagi4,346 people
- Muchandi4,295 people
- Gugwad3,821 people
- Kumbhari3,739 people
- Girgaon3,673 people
- Ankalagi3,670 people

[All 125 villages in Jat](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sangli/jat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kosari from Sangli?94 km by road
- What is the population of Kosari?4,017 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kosari in?Sangli district (Jat sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Kosari?65.7% (Census 2011)