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About Kursail Village

Kursail is a large village in Kadwa tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,713, made up of 1,966 males and 1,747 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 174 hectares hectares.

Kursail Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kursail village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Kadwa
Area (hectares) 174 hectares
Population 3,713
Male Population 1,966
Female Population 1,747
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kursail compares

By the 2011 count Kursail is the 22nd largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents. Its 174 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Kursail

Kursail is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kursail as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kursail from other places

Kursail lies about 59 km from Katihar, 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
Nearest railway station Satar Halt 12 km
Nearest town Arāria 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Kadwa 25 km
District headquarters Katihar 59 km

Villages closest to Kursail

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kursail village had a population of 3,713. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents.

Kursail village has 1,966 males and 1,747 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kursail has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

Kursail covers 174 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kursail falls under Kadwa tehsil of Katihar 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 <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kursail.

Kursail is about 59 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kursail is in Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district. Satar Halt is about 12 km away. Arāria is about 13 km away. Kadwa is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chauki (2.3 km), Dhangawan (3.6 km) and Mokaria (3.9 km).

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

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