Kosam Population, Caste, Working Data Kheda, Gujarat - Census 2011
Kosam is a village situated in Thasra taluka of Kheda district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 270 families residing in the village Kosam. The total population of Kosam is 1,243 out of which 645 are males and 598 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kosam is 927.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kosam village is 141 which is 11% of the total population. There are 65 male children and 76 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kosam is 1,169 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (927) of Kosam village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kosam is 78.9%. Thus Kosam village has higher literacy rate compared to 72.2% of Kheda district. The male literacy rate is 94.14% and the female literacy rate is 62.07% in Kosam village.
As of Mar 2016, the Sarpanch of Kosam village is . As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Kosam village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Kosam Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Kosam village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 141 | 65 | 76 |
| Literacy | 78.95% | 94.14% | 62.07% |
| Scheduled Caste | 64 | 32 | 32 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 31 | 16 | 15 |
| Illiterate | 373 | 99 | 274 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.5% of total population in Kosam village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Kosam village out of total population, 416 were engaged in work activities. 93.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 6.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 416 workers engaged in Main Work, 136 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 200 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 390 | 357 | 33 |
| Cultivators | 136 | 128 | 8 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 200 | 177 | 23 |
| Household Industries | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 53 | 51 | 2 |
| Marginal Workers | 26 | 10 | 16 |
| Non Working | 827 | 278 | 549 |
Nearby Villages to Kosam,
Below are the list of villages near Kosam village in Thasra.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Kosam, Kheda, Gujarat - Wikipedia