# Kosbad Village, Dahanu, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/dahanu/kosbad/ Village · Dahanu, Thane # Kosbad Kosbad is a village in Dahanu sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **4,479 people in 835 households**, the 12th largest of 173 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.0%. - 4,479people (2011) - 835households - 59.1%literacy - 1,000females per 1,000 males ## Kosbad PIN code and other codes Kosbad falls in Dahanu sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockDahanu - Census village code551596 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kosbad from nearby towns? - Dahanu (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Thane (district HQ)79 km by road - Dahanu (nearest town)18 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 Kosbad? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Kosbad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn 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 · Ashagad - ○Degree college10+ km · Dahanu - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vangaon - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - 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 Kosbad known for? The main crops are **rice and chikoo**. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Kosbad Of every 100 households in Kosbad in 2011, 26 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kosbad · ■ Dahanu rural average Electricity for lighting ****26%** **46% Toilet within the home ****16%** **28% No toilet (open defecation) ****74%** **62% Tap water ****6%** **15% Drinking water within premises ****11%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** **82% Use banking services ****37%** **40% Television ****17%** **21% Mobile phone ****32%** **28% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****9%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****50%** **48% Own their home ****95%** **95% 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 Kosbad? ■ Kosbad · ■ Dahanu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****59.1%** **55.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000** **1025 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****977** **979 Working population ****42.8%** **47.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.2% for men and 52.0% for women. 51% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 99 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 756 (39%) · **■** Household industry 42 (2%) · **■** Other work 663 (35%) · **■** Marginal 357 (19%) 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 Dahanu - Dhakti Dahanu4,903 people - Rampur4,888 people - Chikhale4,534 people - Charoti4,520 people - Gholwad4,403 people - Ashagad4,160 people - Vankas4,019 people - Agwan3,993 people [All 173 villages in Dahanu](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/dahanu/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kosbad from Thane?79 km by road - What is the population of Kosbad?4,479 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kosbad in?Thane district (Dahanu sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Kosbad?59.1% (Census 2011)