Kosamba

Kosamba
—  town  —
Kosamba
Location of Kosamba
in Gujarat and India
Coordinates
Country India
State Gujarat
Mayor Rakesh solanki
Population 50,568 (2011)
Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)

Kosamba is a city and a municipality situated in the Mangrol Taluka in Surat district in the Indian state of Gujarat. Kosamba comes under Surat Metropolitan Region. Kosamba consists of Twin Towns of (1)Tarsadi Nagarpalika and (2) Kosamba Nagarpalika. Of these two municipalities, Tarasadi is larger than Kosamba. Though they have independent civic bodies, both are generally known as Kosamba.

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Geography

Kosamba is located at [1]. It has an average elevation of 13 metres (42 feet).

Transport

Kosamba is wall linked with NH-8 approx 4 KM from railway station

Road

Rail

As Kosamba station is a major junction having good Stoppages of Local as well as Express Trains like Jamnagar intercity which stops to kosamba after starting from Surat. Nowadays computer reservation system has started at Kosamba station.

Entertainment

Kosamba is seriously running short of recreational and entertainment options.

Education

Kosamba is known for quality schools offering high class education.

Shree V S Patel High School is oldest in the area - offering schooling from Jr Kg till 12th. School is having different divisions for Boys and Girls for secondary section. Her Excellency, the Governor of Gujarat, Mrs Kamladevi Beniwal, visited Shree V S Patel High School on the occasion of inauguration of new school building.

There are few government schools also operating - giving schooling to students of the area.

A Y Dadabhai Technical Institute is self-financed-institute offering Diploma Engineering courses in various branches. Their fees (donation) is high.

Industry

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