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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
UDIT KUMAR PRADHAN
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- LGD code
- 404509
- Pincode
- 759141
- Post office
- Bagedia
- Population
- 5,455
- Households
- 1,294
- Literacy rate
- 73.3%
- Sex ratio
- 904 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 2,104
Census 2011 · in context
How Kosala compares
By population, Kosala ranks #3 of 151 villages in Chhendipada mandal.
Literacy rate
%
73.3%
+7.6% vs mandal average
- Kosala
- 73.3%
- Chhendipada mandal
- 65.7%
- Anugul district
- 68.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
904
−51 vs mandal average
- Kosala
- 904
- Chhendipada mandal
- 955
Household size
people per home
4.2
Same as the mandal average
- Kosala
- 4.2
- Chhendipada mandal
- 4.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kosala at a glance
Kosala is a village of 5,455 people in 1,294 households (Census 2011) in Chhendipada block, Anugul district, Odisha, the 3rd-largest of 151 villages in Chhendipada block. Literacy is 73%, 8 points above the block average of 66% and the sex ratio is 904 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 759141, served by Bagedia post office; the LGD village code is 404509. The sarpanch is UDIT KUMAR PRADHAN. The population is estimated at 6,431 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kosala
- 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)
- 14
- Power hours (winter)
- 18
- Primary school
- 5
- Middle school
- 2
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- ANUGUL
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 28
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 28
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 12
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Kosala
- Total area (ha)
- 1,358
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 220.55
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kosala
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Key facts — Kosala
- LGD code
- 404509
- Pincode
- 759141
- Post office
- Bagedia
- Population (Census 2011)
- 5,455
- Population (projected 2026)
- 6,431
- Households
- 1,294
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 904
- Literacy rate
- 73.3%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Sambalpur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Chhendipada
- Member of Parliament
- Dharmendra Pradhan
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- UDIT KUMAR PRADHAN
- Block / Mandal
- Chhendipada
- Nearest PHC
- Manas Clinic (11.6 km)
- Nearest post office
- INDIA POST (8.5 km)
- Nearest bank
- UCO BANK (8.9 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Sunakhani (14.4 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 759141
- BagadiaChhendipada mandal5,513 pop
- PatrapadaChhendipada mandal3,677 pop
- BrahmanbilChhendipada mandal3,061 pop
- SapoinaliChhendipada mandal2,919 pop
- SimilisahiChhendipada mandal2,533 pop
- NuaganChhendipada mandal2,344 pop
- KanaloiChhendipada mandal2,219 pop
- SimilipalChhendipada mandal2,094 pop
- SantarabandhaChhendipada mandal1,986 pop
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- Kuskila
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- Kukurpeta
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- Santarabandha
- Jhintipal
- Podapada
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- Nisa
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- Tentuloikodasahi
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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
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)