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About Kurson Village

Kurson is a mid sized village in Madhepur tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,133, made up of 608 males and 525 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25.2 hectares hectares.

Kurson Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurson village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhubani
Tehsil Madhepur
Area (hectares) 25.2 hectares
Population 1,133
Male Population 608
Female Population 525
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 863
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurson compares

By the 2011 count Kurson is the 56th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,274 residents. Its 25.2 hectares work out to about 45 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 927.

Getting to Kurson

Kurson is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kurson as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kurson from other places

Kurson lies about 40 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Tamuria, about 11 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 Madhepur 3.1 km
Nearest railway station Tamuria 11 km
Nearest town Jhanjhārpur 17 km
District headquarters Madhubani 40 km

Villages closest to Kurson

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Madhepur 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 1,133. That makes it the 56th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,274 residents.

Kurson village has 608 males and 525 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurson has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 927.

Kurson covers 25.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 45 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kurson falls under Madhepur tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kurson is Tamuria, about 11 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kurson.

Kurson is about 40 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurson is in Madhepur tehsil of Madhubani district. Madhepur is about 3.1 km away. Tamuria is about 11 km away. Jhanjhārpur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pakhaul (under 2 km), Rupauli (under 2 km) and Chunni (under 2 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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