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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Kosgi
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| subdivision_name1 = Telangana
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Narayanpet district|Narayanpet]]
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| leader_title = [[Sarpanch]]
| leader_name = Nagulapally Srilatha
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| population_total = 21038
| population_as_of = 2001
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| postal_code = 509339
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| area_code = 918505
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'''Kosgi''' is a [[municipality]] in [[Narayanpet]] [[Districts of India|district]] of [[Telangana]] state in [[India]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://narayanpet.telangana.gov.in/public-utility-category/municipality/ | title=Municipalities | Narayanpet District, Government of Telangana | India }}</ref> It has a population of 21,038 (Census 2001).<ref>http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Population_Finder/View_Village_Population.aspx?pcaid=563504&category=VILLAGE {{dead link|date=December 2016}}</ref> It is a part of [[Kodangal]] constituency of the Telangana state's [[Legislative Assembly]]. The notable towns nearby Kosgi are [[Tandur]], [[Kodangal]], [[Mahabubnagar]], [[Pargi]] and [[Narayanpet]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=kosgi&mrt=all |title=Google Maps |publisher=Google Maps |date= |accessdate=2016-12-01}}</ref>

== Kosgi Mandal ==
Kosgi is the headquarters of the Kosgi [[Municipality]], which comprises 24 villages.{{citation needed|date=January 2022}} The administration of this mandal is run from the Mandal revenue office in Kosgi.

The villages which come under Kosgi Mandal are Amlikunta, Balabhadraipalle, Balwanpally, Bhakthimalla, Bhogaram, Bijjaram, Chandravancha, Chennaram, Hanuman pally, Gundmal, Kadampalle, Kosgi, Kothapalle, Malreddipally, Masaipally, Mirzapur, Mudireddipalle, Mungimalla, Mushrifa, Nacharam, Pothireddy Pally, Sampally, Sarjakhanpet, Thogapur and Lodhipur.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://apland.ap.nic.in/cclaweb/Districts_Alphabetical%5CMahabubnagar.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=16 August 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410090336/http://apland.ap.nic.in/cclaweb/Districts_Alphabetical/Mahabubnagar.pdf |archive-date=10 April 2009 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

<ref>http://www.telangana.org/Palamoor/NewsClips/Raghavachary-AJ-10042005_doc.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref>

== Education ==

[[File:Govt boys hostel kosgi.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The Government boys hostel]]

There is at least one state government's school and/or the [[District Councils of India|Zilla Parishad]] High Schools (ZPHS) in all the villages in Kosgi mandal. Most of these are primary schools. The major educational institutions in Kosgi mandal are:<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://namesdatabase.com/schools/IN/AP/Mahbubnagar%20-%20Kosgi/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=16 August 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100217132313/http://namesdatabase.com/schools/IN/AP/Mahbubnagar%20-%20Kosgi |archive-date=17 February 2010 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

Schools in Kosgi are ZPHS, ZPHS (boys), ZPHS Girls (Urdu Medium), SriVani Vidya Mandir(EM),Shanthi Nikethan high school (EM), Govt. high school, Veda techno school, Rainbow high school, Krishnaveni Talent School, Panini High School, Govt. Junior college and Prajna junior college.

Apart from these, the major schools in other parts of the mandal are ZPHS schools in Mirjapur, Gundumal, Mushrifa and Sarjkhan Pet. Higher secondary, Intermediate and higher education institutions are situated only in Kosgi town.

== NGO support ==
Due to financial constraints the government of Telangana state has instituted a policy to actively seek private/NGO adoption of government schools. As part of this, the [[NGO]]s like [[Asha for education]] and Bhumi are helping to improve the education in Kosgi mandal. The silicon valley chapter of Asha organization is funding one of such project named '''Balavikas''' in Kosgi.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ashanet.org/projects/project-view.php?p=883 |title=Balavikas-Kosgi (TELANGANA) |publisher=Ashanet.org |date= |accessdate=2016-12-01}}</ref> The ground work is taken up by Bhumi. This project aims to improve infrastructure, and teaching quality in selected educational institutions in Kosgi.'PVRMES' is one of the [[NGO]] primarily donated a school building to Govt. Upper Primary School in Pothireddypally (vill) and the school was renamed to "Pullangari Venkat Reddy Memorial upper primary school" in the year of 2004.'PVRMES' then concentrated on delivering basic infrastructure, needs of poor student's in the constituency.

== Migration ==

The declining economic feasibility of agriculture, and increasing debts of the farmers in Kosgi mandal has forced them to migrate to the metropolitan cities like [[Hyderabad]] and especially [[Mumbai]], where they work mostly as laborer in construction work. The government's efforts, to restore the normal situation using projects like '''Self Help Groups'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://info.worldbank.org/etools/reducingpoverty/docs/newpdfs/case-summ-India-WomenSelfHelpGroups.pdf|title=Server Error|website=info.worldbank.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibef.org/artdisplay.aspx?cat_id=504&art_id=10676 |title=Indian Economy News, Latest News on Indian Economy, Today, Current |publisher=Ibef.org |date= |accessdate=2016-12-01}}</ref> and '''Food for Work''' program<ref>http://rural.nic.in/nffwpguidelines.htm</ref><ref>http://rural.nic.in/annualrep0405/chapter2.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref> have been ineffective.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070514235115/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2003060800160200.htm&date=2003/06/08/&prd=mag& Article Title]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/07/03/stories/2005070312201000.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120126115011/http://www.hindu.com/2005/07/03/stories/2005070312201000.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-01-26 |title=National : Implementation of food-for-work programme not satisfactory: Left |date=2005-07-03 |work=[[The Hindu]] |accessdate=2016-12-01}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Kodangal]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Villages in Narayanpet district]]

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