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KM
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Kanubhai Makwana
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- LGD code
- 517241
- Pincode
- 387610
- Post office
- Attarsumba
- Population
- 3,476
- Households
- 706
- Literacy rate
- 71.4%
- Sex ratio
- 948 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,212
Census 2011 · in context
How Kosam compares
By population, Kosam ranks #17 of 106 villages in Kapadvanj mandal.
Literacy rate
%
71.4%
+0.6% vs mandal average
- Kosam
- 71.4%
- Kapadvanj mandal
- 70.8%
- Kheda district
- 72.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
948
−1 vs mandal average
- Kosam
- 948
- Kapadvanj mandal
- 949
Household size
people per home
4.9
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Kosam
- 4.9
- Kapadvanj mandal
- 5.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kosam at a glance
Kosam is a village of 3,476 people in 706 households (Census 2011) in Kapadvanj taluka, Kheda district, Gujarat, the 17th-largest of 106 villages in Kapadvanj taluka. Literacy is 71%, about the same as the taluka average of 71% and the sex ratio is 948 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 387610, served by Attarsumba post office; the LGD village code is 517241. The sarpanch is Kanubhai Makwana, and the village votes in Daskroi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Babubhai Patel. The population is estimated at 1,866 in 2026, down 46% 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
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 6
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- 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
- KAPADVANJ
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 15
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 60
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 15
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- KOSAM
- Total area (ha)
- 975.31
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 270
- Forest area (ha)
- 140
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
- 517241
- Pincode
- 387610
- Post office
- Attarsumba
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,476
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,866
- Households
- 706
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 948
- Literacy rate
- 71.4%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kheda
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Daskroi
- Member of Parliament
- Devusinh Chauhan
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Babubhai Patel
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Kanubhai Makwana
- Block / Mandal
- Kapadvanj
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- 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)