# Kosichora Village, Resubelpara, East Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Resubelpara, East Garo Hills 

# Kosichora

Kosichora is a village in Resubelpara sub-district of East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793118**. The 2011 Census counted **984 people in 177 households**, the 2nd largest of 326 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.5%.

- 984people (2011)
- 177households
- 93.4%literacy
- 793118PIN code

## Kosichora PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kosichora is 793118.** Kosichora falls in Resubelpara sub-district, East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793118
- Community development blockResubelpara
- Census village code274575

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

## How far is Kosichora from nearby towns?

- Resubelpara (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Williamnagar (district HQ)90 km by road
- Resubelpara (nearest town)15 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 Kosichora?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Kosichora; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Resubelpara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 22 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 Kosichora known for?

The main crops are **rice and maize**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Kosichora

Of every 100 households in Kosichora in 2011, 83 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kosichora · ■ Resubelpara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**13%

Tap water ****1%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****74%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**99%

Use banking services ****45%**

**21%

Television ****47%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**9%

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

**1%

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

**27%

Own their home ****97%**

**98%

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 Kosichora?

■ Kosichora · ■ Resubelpara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.4%**

**74.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1004**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1360**

**974

Working population ****40.3%**

**39.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.1% for men and 94.8% for women. 48% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 187 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (5%) · **■** Household industry 10 (3%) · **■** Other work 63 (16%) · **■** Marginal 118 (30%)

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 Resubelpara

- Damash1,606 people
- Thapa Dangri871 people
- Chisim Apal821 people
- Dokamcheng790 people
- Omalpur774 people

[All 337 villages in Resubelpara](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-garo-hills/resubelpara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kosichora?793118
- How far is Kosichora from Williamnagar?90 km by road
- What is the population of Kosichora?984 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kosichora in?East Garo Hills district (Resubelpara sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Kosichora?93.4% (Census 2011)
