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Kosi Kalan

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Country
  
India

District
  
Mathura

PIN
  
281403

Local time
  
Friday 9:04 PM

State
  
Uttar Pradesh

Time zone
  
IST (UTC+5:30)

Area code
  
05662

Kosi Kalan

Named for
  
Kosh means Treasure. Kosi for being treasury of NandBaba (Father of lord Krishna)

Weather
  
22°C, Wind NW at 8 km/h, 48% Humidity

Kosi Kalan is a town and a municipality of Mathura district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

Contents

Map of Kosi Kalan, Uttar Pradesh 281403

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Kosi Kalan had a population of 45,684. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Kosi Kalan has an average literacy rate of 51%, lower than the national average of 65%: male literacy is 59%, and female literacy is 41%. In Kosi Kalan, 18% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Nearby places

  1. Nandgaon (an ancient village and pilgrim where lord Krishna spent his childhood, just 15 km from kosi kalan).
  2. Barsana (an ancient village and pilgrim related to Indian Goddess RADHA RANI, just 20 km from kosi).
  3. Vrindavan (world known pilgrim of lord Shri Krishna, just 30 km from kosi).
  4. Mathura (world known place, pilgrim and birthplace of lord Krishna, just 40 km from kosi).

References

Kosi Kalan Wikipedia