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About Kurson Village

Kurson is one of the larger villages in Tardih tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,054, made up of 2,686 males and 2,368 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 201 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847405, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurson Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurson village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Tardih
Pincode 847405
Area (hectares) 201 hectares
Population 5,054
Male Population 2,686
Female Population 2,368
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kurson compares

By the 2011 count Kurson is the 10th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,245 residents. Its 201 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Kurson

Kurson is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kurson as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kurson from other places

Kurson lies about 39 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Jhanjharpur Junction, 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 Kurson
Tehsil headquarters Tardih 4.7 km
Nearest railway station Jhanjharpur Junction 12 km
Nearest town Jhanjhārpur 16 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 39 km

Villages closest to Kurson

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

Common questions about Kurson

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurson village had a population of 5,054. That makes it the 10th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,245 residents.

Kurson village has 2,686 males and 2,368 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurson has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Kurson is 847405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurson covers 201 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kurson falls under Tardih tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kurson is Jhanjharpur Junction, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kurson.

Kurson is about 39 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurson is in Tardih tehsil of Darbhanga district. Tardih is about 4.7 km away. Jhanjharpur Junction is about 12 km away. Jhanjhārpur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Machhaita (under 2 km), Pachahi Machhaita (under 2 km) and Dadpatti (1.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kurson today is likely to be higher.

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