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Village snapshot
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
PRABHATBHAI PARMAR
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- LGD code
- 517724
- Pincode
- 388250
- Post office
- Thasra
- Population
- 1,243
- Households
- 270
- Literacy rate
- 70%
- Sex ratio
- 927 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 416
Census 2011 · in context
How Kosam compares
By population, Kosam ranks #26 of 28 villages in Galteshwar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
70.0%
+0.8% vs mandal average
- Kosam
- 70.0%
- Galteshwar mandal
- 69.2%
- Kheda district
- 72.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
927
+7 vs mandal average
- Kosam
- 927
- Galteshwar mandal
- 920
Household size
people per home
4.6
−0.5 vs mandal average
- Kosam
- 4.6
- Galteshwar mandal
- 5.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kosam at a glance
Kosam is a village of 1,243 people in 270 households (Census 2011) in Galteshwar taluka, Kheda district, Gujarat, the 26th-largest of 28 villages in Galteshwar taluka. Literacy is 70%, about the same as the taluka average of 69% and the sex ratio is 927 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 388250, served by Thasra post office; the LGD village code is 517724. The sarpanch is PRABHATBHAI PARMAR , and the village votes in Sanand assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kanubhai Karamshibhai Patel. The population is estimated at 1,866 in 2026, up 50% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kosam
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- THASRA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 4
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 75
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 4
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- KOSAM
- Total area (ha)
- 301.46
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 185.35
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kosam
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Kosam
- LGD code
- 517724
- Pincode
- 388250
- Post office
- Thasra
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,243
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,866
- Households
- 270
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 927
- Literacy rate
- 70.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Gandhinagar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Sanand
- Member of Parliament
- Amit Shah
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Kanubhai Karamshibhai Patel
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- PRABHATBHAI PARMAR
- Block / Mandal
- Galteshwar
- Nearest bank
- HDFC Bank (3.9 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Sanand (9.0 km)
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Other villages in Galteshwar mandal
View all 27 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-07
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-19
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)