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About Kursaha Village

Kursaha is one of the larger villages in Mohiuddinagar tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,853, made up of 4,726 males and 4,127 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 302 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 848501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kursaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kursaha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Samastipur
Tehsil Mohiuddinagar
Pincode 848501
Area (hectares) 302 hectares
Population 8,853
Male Population 4,726
Female Population 4,127
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kursaha compares

By the 2011 count Kursaha is the 6th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,194 residents. Its 302 hectares work out to about 29 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 897.

Getting to Kursaha

Kursaha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kursaha as Available within 10+ 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kursaha from other places

Kursaha lies about 35 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Mohiuddinnagar, about 5.6 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 Kursaha
Tehsil headquarters Mohiuddinagar 2.5 km
Nearest railway station Mohiuddinnagar 5.6 km
Nearest town Bārh 8.7 km
District headquarters Samastipur 35 km

Villages closest to Kursaha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kursaha village had a population of 8,853. That makes it the 6th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,194 residents.

Kursaha village has 4,726 males and 4,127 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kursaha has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 897.

The pincode recorded for Kursaha is 848501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kursaha covers 302 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kursaha falls under Mohiuddinagar tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kursaha is Mohiuddinnagar, about 5.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kursaha.

Kursaha is about 35 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kursaha is in Mohiuddinagar tehsil of Samastipur district. Mohiuddinagar is about 2.5 km away. Mohiuddinnagar is about 5.6 km away. Bārh is about 8.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alampur (1.7 km), Harail (1.9 km) and Mohinuddin Nagar (2.5 km).

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

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