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Kosu is a village in Bandhugaon mandal, Koraput district, Odisha with a population of 102 in 21 households and a literacy rate of 17.6%. The village is situated at coordinates 18.911°N, 83.383°E under PIN code 764027.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 428757
- Pincode
- 764027
- Post office
- Bandhugam
- Population
- 102
- Households
- 21
- Literacy rate
- 17.6%
- Sex ratio
- 1217 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 60
- Distance to district centre
- 61 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 14 km
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 299 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 544 km
- Nearest railway station
- Gumada · 8 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Venu Clinic · 14 km
2011 സെൻസസ് · താരതമ്യത്തിൽ
Kosu താരതമ്യം
By population, Kosu ranks #121 of 153 villages in Bandhugaon mandal.
Literacy rate
%
17.6%
−9.9% vs mandal average
- Kosu
- 17.6%
- Bandhugaon mandal
- 27.5%
- Koraput district
- 41.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,217
+145 vs mandal average
- Kosu
- 1,217
- Bandhugaon mandal
- 1,072
Household size
people per home
4.9
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Kosu
- 4.9
- Bandhugaon mandal
- 4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kosu ഒറ്റനോട്ടത്തിൽ
Kosu ഒഡീഷയിലെ കോരപുട്ട് ജില്ല, Bandhugaon ബ്ലോക്ക്ൽ 102 പേർ 21 കുടുംബങ്ങളിൽ (2011 സെൻസസ്) താമസിക്കുന്ന ഗ്രാമമാണ്, Bandhugaon ബ്ലോക്ക്ലെ 153 ഗ്രാമങ്ങളിൽ വലുപ്പത്തിൽ 121-ാമത്. സാക്ഷരത 18%, ബ്ലോക്ക് ശരാശരി 28% നേക്കാൾ 10 പോയിന്റ് കുറവ് ലിംഗാനുപാതം 1,000 പുരുഷന്മാർക്ക് 1,217 സ്ത്രീകൾ. ഇത് കോരപുട്ട് ജില്ലാ ആസ്ഥാനത്തു നിന്ന് 61 കി.മീ, അടുത്ത പട്ടണമായ Veeraghattamൽ നിന്ന് 34 കി.മീ, Gumada റെയിൽവേ സ്റ്റേഷനിൽ നിന്ന് 8 കി.മീ സ്ഥിതി ചെയ്യുന്നു (നേർരേഖ ദൂരം). പിൻകോഡ് 764027, Bandhugam പോസ്റ്റ് ഓഫീസിന് കീഴിൽ; LGD ഗ്രാമ കോഡ് 428757. ഏറ്റവും അടുത്ത ആശുപത്രി Venu Clinic, 14 കി.മീ അകലെ. പഞ്ചായത്ത് പ്രസിഡന്റ് AKAMA MELEKA. 2026ൽ ജനസംഖ്യ ഏകദേശം 120, 2011നെക്കാൾ 18% കൂടുതൽ.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kosu
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- 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
- RAYAGADA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 36
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 122
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 34
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Kapaloda
- Total area (ha)
- 122
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 1.35
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kosu
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
പ്രധാന വിവരങ്ങൾ — Kosu
- LGD code
- 428757
- Pincode
- 764027
- Post office
- Bandhugam
- Population (Census 2011)
- 102
- Population (projected 2026)
- 120
- Households
- 21
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1217
- Literacy rate
- 17.6%
- Coordinates
- 18.91097°N, 83.38294°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Koraput
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Rayagada
- Member of Parliament
- Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- AKAMA MELEKA
- Block / Mandal
- Bandhugaon
എത്തിച്ചേരാൻ
Kosu എങ്ങനെ എത്താം
Nearest town · 14,315 people
Veeraghattam · ≈ 34 km
≈ 1 h 11 min by car · 1 h 24 min by bike
Directionsനഗരങ്ങളിലേക്കുള്ള ദൂരം · നേർരേഖ
- Bhubaneswar299 kmcapital
- Hyderabad544 km
- Kolkata659 km
- Chennai728 km
തരം അനുസരിച്ച് ഏറ്റവും അടുത്തത്
- Railway stationGumada8 km
- Bus stopRamabhadrapuram Bus Stop8 km
- Hospital / PHCVenu Clinic14 km
- ATM / bankVishaka Co-operative bank15 km
- Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum16 km
- CollegeAPSWREIS JUNIOR COLLEGE KOMARADA8 km
- Police stationPolice station, Komarada8 km
അതേ പിൻകോഡ്
Villages sharing pincode 764027
- AlmondaBandhugaon mandal2,178 pop
- NilabadiBandhugaon mandal2,123 pop
- SorabadiBandhugaon mandal1,909 pop
- KumbhariputBandhugaon mandal1,502 pop
- HatigedaBandhugaon mandal1,464 pop
- JagugudaBandhugaon mandal1,449 pop
- BandhugaonBandhugaon mandal1,225 pop
- MahagudaBandhugaon mandal1,168 pop
- SanasarupalliBandhugaon mandal1,143 pop
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Other villages named Kosu
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Kosu അടുത്തുള്ള ഗ്രാമങ്ങൾ
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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, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)