# Kosbad Village, Palghar, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/palghar/kosbad/ Village · Palghar, Thane # Kosbad Kosbad is a village in Palghar sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,166 people in 398 households**, the 40th largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%. - 2,166people (2011) - 398households - 46.8%literacy - 994females per 1,000 males ## Kosbad PIN code and other codes Kosbad falls in Palghar sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockPalghar - Census village code552343 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? - Palghar (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Thane (district HQ)90 km by road - Palghar (nearest town)25 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? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Kosbad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Manor - ○Degree college5–10 km · Palghar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Palghar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)15 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 Kosbad known for? The main crops are **rice and grass**. About 19% of the 533 hectares of village land is sown, and 89 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 Kosbad Of every 100 households in Kosbad in 2011, 24 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kosbad · ■ Palghar rural average Electricity for lighting ****24%** **74% Toilet within the home ****49%** **48% No toilet (open defecation) ****51%** **43% Tap water ****0%** **41% Drinking water within premises ****47%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **41% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **51% Use banking services ****11%** **54% Television ****9%** **44% Mobile phone ****13%** **43% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****2%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **3% None of these assets ****64%** **29% Own their home ****98%** **88% 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 · ■ Palghar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****46.8%** **75.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994** **967 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****915** **983 Working population ****48.9%** **45.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 57.6% for men and 36.0% for women. 49% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 210 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 184 (17%) · **■** Household industry 96 (9%) · **■** Other work 88 (8%) · **■** Marginal 481 (45%) 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 Palghar - Chahade2,293 people - Nihe2,246 people - Man2,237 people - Mykhop2,217 people - Jalsar2,153 people - Makane Kapase2,146 people - Khadkoli2,126 people - Embur Airambi2,072 people [All 203 villages in Palghar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/palghar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kosbad from Thane?90 km by road - What is the population of Kosbad?2,166 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kosbad in?Thane district (Palghar sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Kosbad?46.8% (Census 2011)