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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Kamalwati
Contact: 62****3738
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- LGD code
- 492240
- Pincode
- 481666
- Post office
- Beejadandi
- Population
- 771
- Households
- 141
- Literacy rate
- 61.5%
- Sex ratio
- 570 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 119
Census 2011 · in context
How Kosamdih Mal. compares
By population, Kosamdih Mal. ranks #96 of 195 villages in Bajag mandal.
Literacy rate
%
61.5%
+7.6% vs mandal average
- Kosamdih Mal.
- 61.5%
- Bajag mandal
- 53.9%
- Dindori district
- 53.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
570
−428 vs mandal average
- Kosamdih Mal.
- 570
- Bajag mandal
- 998
Household size
people per home
5.5
+1.2 vs mandal average
- Kosamdih Mal.
- 5.5
- Bajag mandal
- 4.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kosamdih Mal. at a glance
Kosamdih Mal. is a village of 771 people in 141 households (Census 2011) in Bajag tehsil, Dindori district, Madhya Pradesh, the 96th-largest of 195 villages in Bajag tehsil. Literacy is 62%, 8 points above the tehsil average of 54% and the sex ratio is 570 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 481666, served by Beejadandi post office; the LGD village code is 492240. The sarpanch is Kamalwati. The population is estimated at 909 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Girwarpurmal →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kosamdih Mal. · this village | 771 | 62% | — |
| Girwarpur Mal. · Bajag | 744 | 51% | — |
| Khamhariya Ryt. · Bajag | 180 | 47% | — |
| Girwarpur Ryt. · Bajag | 35 | 54% | — |
| Gurumgaon Ryt. · Bajag | 0 | — | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kosamdih Mal.
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 12
- Power hours (winter)
- 12
- 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
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- DINDORI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 28
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 28
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 28
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 243.81
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 18.25
- Forest area (ha)
- 49
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kosamdih Mal.
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Kosamdih Mal.
- LGD code
- 492240
- Pincode
- 481666
- Post office
- Beejadandi
- Population (Census 2011)
- 771
- Population (projected 2026)
- 909
- Households
- 141
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 570
- Literacy rate
- 61.5%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Jabalpur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Sihora
- Member of Parliament
- Ashish Dubey
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Kamalwati
- Block / Mandal
- Bajag
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 481666
- Madiyaras Mal.Dindori mandal3,104 pop
- Deora Mal.Dindori mandal2,397 pop
- KukarramathDindori mandal2,072 pop
- Kisalpuri Mal.Dindori mandal1,950 pop
- Dand Vidaypur Mal.Dindori mandal1,555 pop
- Dand BichhiyaDindori mandal1,503 pop
- Kunda (Mal.)Dindori mandal1,445 pop
- Dhanuwa SagarDindori mandal1,432 pop
- Ghanaghat Mal.Dindori mandal1,395 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Kosamdih Mal.
Other villages in Bajag mandal
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- Musamundi Mal.
- Senguda Ryt.
- Roosa Ryt.
- Raitwar Mal.
- Bamhani Alias Dhawadongari
- Kharidih
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- Padariya Dongri
- Paraswah Ryt.
- Bijhori(Mal)
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- Lalpur Mal.
- Bajang Ryt.
- Khargahna Mal.
- Jhanki Mal.
- Angai Mal.
- Gidha
- Barnai Mal .
- Sailwar Mal.
- Bajang Mal.
- Jugdei Ryt.
- Kaudiya
- Medhakhar Mal.
- Sunha Dadar
- Sukalpura Mal.
- Bondar Mal.
- Baharpur Ryt.
- Khannat Mal.
- Sarangpur Mal.
- Barbaspur Mal.
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-24
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)