Kosmi Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh - Census 2011

Kosmi is a Census Town city situated in Balaghat tehsil of Balaghat district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,974 families residing in the Kosmi city. The total population of Kosmi is 8,970 out of which 4,491 are males and 4,479 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kosmi is 997.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kosmi city is 1032 which is 12% of the total population. There are 509 male children and 523 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kosmi is 1,028 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (997).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kosmi is 82.2%. Thus Kosmi has higher literacy rate compared to 77.1% of Balaghat district. The male literacy rate is 88.6% and the female literacy rate is 75.73% in Kosmi.

Kosmi Census Town has total administration over 1,974 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Kosmi Census Town

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Kosmi Census Town.

Total Male Female
Children 1,032 509 523
Literacy 82.2% 78.6% 66.9%
Scheduled Caste 1,378 677 701
Scheduled Tribe 437 220 217
Illiterate 2,446 963 1,483

Caste-wise Population - Kosmi

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 15.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 4.9% of total population in Kosmi.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,378 677 701
Schedule Tribe 437 220 217

Religion-wise Population - Kosmi

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Kosmi is 7,730 which is 86.18% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Kosmi is 394 which is 4.39% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Kosmi as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 7,730 (86.18%) 3,871 3,859
Muslim 394 (4.39%) 192 202
Christian 25 (0.28%) 14 11
Sikh 3 (0.03%) 1 2
Buddhist 809 (9.02%) 409 400
Jain 3 (0.03%) 1 2
Other Religion 4 (0.04%) 2 2
No Religion Specified 2 (0.02%) 1 1

Literacy Rate - Kosmi

The total literacy rate of Kosmi was 82.19% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 69.32% of Madhya Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 6,524 literates, males were 3,528 while females were 2,996. Also the male literacy rate was 88.6% and the female literacy rate was 75.73% in Kosmi.

  Kosmi Madhya Pradesh
Female 75.73% 59.24%
Male 88.6% 78.73%
Total 82.19% 69.32%

Sex Ratio - Kosmi

The Sex Ratio of Kosmi is 997. Thus per every 1000 men there were 997 females in Kosmi. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,028 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 997 ) of Kosmi.

Child Population - Kosmi

According to Census 2011, there were 1,032 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kosmi. Out of which 509 were male while 523 were female.

Working Population - Kosmi

In Kosmi Census Town out of total population, 3,565 were engaged in work activities. 85.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 14.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,565 workers engaged in Main Work, 182 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 302 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,054 2,228 826
Cultivators 182 131 51
Agriculture Labourer 302 170 132
Household Industries 36 29 7
Other Workers 2,534 1,898 636
Marginal Workers 511 194 317
Non Working 5,405 2,069 3,336

Kosmi Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Kosmi is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 8,970 72.7% 997

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