# Kosu Village, Bandhugaon, Koraput (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Bandhugaon, Koraput 

# Kosu

Kosu is a village in Bandhugaon sub-district of Koraput district, Odisha, PIN code **765027**. The 2011 Census counted **102 people in 21 households**, the 121st largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 20.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 32.9%.

- 102people (2011)
- 21households
- 20.7%literacy
- 765027PIN code

## Kosu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kosu is 765027.** Kosu falls in Bandhugaon sub-district, Koraput district, Odisha.

- PIN code765027
- Gram panchayatKapaloda
- Community development blockBandhugaon
- Census village code428757

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

## How far is Kosu from nearby towns?

- Bandhugaon (sub-district HQ)34 km by road
- Koraput (district HQ)122 km by road
- Rayagada (nearest town)36 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 Kosu?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Kosu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Laxmipur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Koraput
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rayagada
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Kosu known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ragi and nizen**. About 8% of the 122 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Kosu

Of every 100 households in Kosu in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kosu · ■ Bandhugaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****0%**

**32%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**3%

None of these assets ****95%**

**69%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Kosu?

■ Kosu · ■ Bandhugaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****20.7%**

**32.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1217**

**1072

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2750**

**1001

Working population ****58.8%**

**51.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 23.8% for men and 17.8% for women. 63% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 20 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (10%) · **■** Marginal 34 (57%)

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 Bandhugaon

- Mundesu107 people
- Sabdam107 people
- Sanabankedi105 people
- Saraparu103 people
- Chinakamara98 people
- Talojamugura97 people
- Uperajamugura97 people
- Kundasilabari95 people

[All 153 villages in Bandhugaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/koraput/bandhugaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kosu?765027
- How far is Kosu from Koraput?122 km by road
- What is the population of Kosu?102 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kosu in?Koraput district (Bandhugaon sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Kosu?20.7% (Census 2011)