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About Kursel Village

Kursel is a small village in Antagarh tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 258, made up of 124 males and 134 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,081 females per 1000 males. The village covers 184.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494665, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kursel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kursel village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Antagarh
Pincode 494665
Area (hectares) 184.13 hectares
Population 258
Male Population 124
Female Population 134
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,081
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kursel compares

By the 2011 count Kursel is the 108th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 380 residents. Its 184.13 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Kursel

Kursel is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kursel as Available. 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 Kursel from other places

Kursel lies about 26 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Antagarh, 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 Kursel
Nearest railway station Antagarh 5.6 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 26 km
Nearest town Nārāinpur 38 km

Villages closest to Kursel

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kursel village had a population of 258. That makes it the 108th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 380 residents.

Kursel village has 124 males and 134 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kursel has about 1081 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Kursel is 494665. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kursel covers 184.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kursel falls under Antagarh tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kursel is Antagarh, about 5.6 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kursel.

Kursel is about 26 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kursel is in Antagarh tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Antagarh is about 5.6 km away. Uttar Bastar Kanker is about 26 km away. Nārāinpur is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gondbinapal (under 2 km), Taralkatta (under 2 km) and Muramer (2.6 km).

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

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