About Kursail Village

Kursail is one of the larger villages in Jokihat tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,278, made up of 4,276 males and 4,002 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 482.8 hectares hectares.

Kursail Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kursail village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Jokihat
Area (hectares)	482.8 hectares
Population	8,278
Male Population	4,276
Female Population	4,002
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	936
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kursail compares

By the 2011 count Kursail is the 7th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,253 residents. Its 482.8 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Kursail

Kursail is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kursail as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kursail from other places

Kursail lies about 13 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Satar Halt, about 12 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kursail
Tehsil headquarters	Jokihat	8.3 km
Nearest railway station	Satar Halt	12 km
District headquarters	Araria	13 km
Nearest town	Arāria	13 km

Villages closest to Kursail

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jokihat tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Most viewed villages

Related Villages

Common questions about Kursail

As per the Census of India 2011, Kursail village had a population of 8,278. That makes it the 7th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,253 residents.

Kursail village has 4,276 males and 4,002 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kursail has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Kursail covers 482.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kursail falls under Jokihat tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kursail is Satar Halt, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kursail.

Kursail is about 13 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kursail is in Jokihat tehsil of Araria district. Jokihat is about 8.3 km away. Satar Halt is about 12 km away. Araria is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.