# Kosala Village, Biridi, Jagatsinghapur (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Biridi, Jagatsinghapur 

# Kosala

Kosala is a village in Biridi sub-district of Jagatsinghapur district, Odisha, PIN code **754140**. The 2011 Census counted **171 people in 43 households**, the 72nd largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 97.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.9%.

- 171people (2011)
- 43households
- 97.4%literacy
- 754140PIN code

## Kosala PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kosala is 754140.** Kosala falls in Biridi sub-district, Jagatsinghapur district, Odisha.

- PIN code754140
- Gram panchayatArana
- Community development blockBiridi
- Census village code398057

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

## How far is Kosala from nearby towns?

- Biridi (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Jagatsinghapur (district HQ)20 km by road
- Jagatsinghapur (nearest town)20 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 Kosala?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Kosala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jagatsinghpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jagatsinghpur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Anakhia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- 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 Kosala known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 85% of the 104 hectares of village land is sown, and 72 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 Kosala

Of every 100 households in Kosala in 2011, 73 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kosala · ■ Biridi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**90%

Use banking services ****73%**

**56%

Television ****62%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****2%**

**16%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Kosala?

■ Kosala · ■ Biridi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****97.4%**

**85.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****778**

**959

Working population ****31.6%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.7% for men and 96.1% for women. 58% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 36 (67%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (2%) · **■** Other work 15 (28%) · **■** Marginal 1 (2%)

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 Biridi

- Parbatipur224 people
- Sanawaubarai206 people
- Pandia199 people
- Samsidhipur178 people
- Balapur167 people
- Anantabrahmapur120 people
- Khatuabati89 people
- Hanumantabrahmapur83 people

[All 81 villages in Biridi](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/jagatsinghapur/biridi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kosala?754140
- How far is Kosala from Jagatsinghapur?20 km by road
- What is the population of Kosala?171 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kosala in?Jagatsinghapur district (Biridi sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Kosala?97.4% (Census 2011)