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Kosi Kalan

Coordinates: 27°47′N 77°26′E / 27.783°N 77.433°E / 27.783; 77.433
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Kosi Kalan
city
Kosi Kalan is located in Uttar Pradesh
Kosi Kalan
Kosi Kalan
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 27°47′N 77°26′E / 27.783°N 77.433°E / 27.783; 77.433
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictMathura
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
Population
 (2011)
 • Total60,074
Languages
 • officialHindi
 • RegionalBraj Bhasha
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
281403
Telephone code05662
Vehicle registrationUP85
Websitehttps://mathura.nic.in/

Kosi Kalan is a city & municipality of Mathura district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is about 45 km from Mathura city and 100 km from New Delhi located in 27°47′N 77°26′E NH02 (Now NH 19 after renumbering) Delhi-Agra highway well connected with Mathura, Agra and Delhi with train and road. Khurd and Kalan Persian language word which means small and big respectively when two villages have same name then it is distinguished as Kalan means big and Khurd means small.

Demographics

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Khurd and Kalan are Persian language word which means small and big respectively when two villages have same name then it is distinguished as Kalan means big and Khurd means small with village name.

The town of Kosi Kalan is governed by a Chairperson, who is elected for 5 years.

In year 1939, Kosi Kalan was declared as Notified Area and Shri Gayalal Agrawal was nominated as 1st Chairman. 1. Lala Gayalal Agrawal (1939 - 1944)
2. Lalaram Agarwal (1944 - 1953)
3. Chetram Agarwal (1953 - 1956)
4. Pannalal Agarwal ( 3 Months in 1956)
5. Basant Lal Khandelwal (1956 - 1959)
6. Phool Chand Jain (1959 - 1964)
7. Hariram Bansal (1960 - 1963)
8. Babulal Agrawal (1964 - 1971)
9. Harmukh Ray Khandelwal (1971 - 1972)
10. Jagadish Prasad Agrawal (1973 - 1976)
11. Jagadish Prasad Agrawal (1976 - 1980)
12. Jagadish Prasad Agarwal (1988 - 1994)
13. Indira Sharma (1995 - 2000)
14. Roshanlal Agrawal (2001 - 2005)
15. Vandana Agarwal (2006 - 2012)
16. Bhagwat Prasad Ruhela (2012 - 2017)
17. Narendra Kumar (2017 – Current2023)
18. Dharmveer Agarwal (2023 - current)

As of 2011 India census,[1] Kosi Kalan had a population of 60,074. Males constitute 53.15% of the population and females 46.85%. Kosi Kalan has an average literacy rate of 69.8%, lower than the national average of 74.04%: male literacy is 78.41%, and female literacy is 60.08%. In Kosi Kalan, 18% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Industries

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There are many big companies which have their manufacturing units in Kosi and others have plans to set up units in near future.

References

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  1. ^ Census, India (31 December 2011). "Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns in Uttar Pradesh". Census Commission of India. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
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  5. ^ "Our Business". Varun Beverages Ltd. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Largest Electric Bus Manufacturer in the world | EV Ecosystem Company in India". JBM Group. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
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  9. ^ "About Us – SWASTIK PIPE LIMITED". Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  10. ^ "German footwear giant begins production in Agra after leaving China". Hindustan Times. 4 November 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2024.