# Kosa Village, Joshimath, Chamoli (Uttarakhand) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Joshimath, Chamoli 

# Kosa

Kosa is a village in Joshimath sub-district of Chamoli district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **302 people in 71 households**, the 35th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.0%.

- 302people (2011)
- 71households
- 64.0%literacy
- 974females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kosa

Of every 100 households in Kosa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kosa · ■ Joshimath rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**47%

Tap water ****100%**

**81%

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

**24%

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

**36%

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

**61%

Use banking services ****17%**

**72%

Television ****0%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****93%**

**32%

Own their home ****67%**

**91%

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 Kosa?

■ Kosa · ■ Joshimath rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.0%**

**84.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974**

**841

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****952**

**947

Working population ****58.9%**

**56.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.0% for men and 49.6% for women. 59% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 81 (46%) · **■** Household industry 22 (12%) · **■** Other work 70 (39%) · **■** Marginal 5 (3%)

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 Joshimath

- Karchi328 people
- Dumak311 people
- Lata305 people
- Tangni malli304 people
- Auli Laga Joshimath299 people
- Pulana Chak Bhyudar285 people
- Ringi273 people
- Mahargaon269 people

[All 99 villages in Joshimath](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/chamoli/joshimath/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kosa?302 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kosa in?Chamoli district (Joshimath sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Kosa?64.0% (Census 2011)