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About Kursan Village

Kursan is a mid sized village in Indora tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 826, made up of 435 males and 391 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 245.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kursan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kursan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Indora
Pincode 176401
Area (hectares) 245.02 hectares
Population 826
Male Population 435
Female Population 391
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kursan compares

By the 2011 count Kursan is the 32nd largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 690 residents. Its 245.02 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Kursan

Kursan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kursan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kursan from other places

Kursan lies about 56 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Ghiala, about 3.5 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 Kursan
Nearest railway station Ghiala 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Indora 5.6 km
Nearest town Pathānkot 16 km
District headquarters Kangra 56 km

Villages closest to Kursan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kursan village had a population of 826. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 690 residents.

Kursan village has 435 males and 391 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kursan has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Kursan is 176401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kursan covers 245.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kursan falls under Indora tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kursan is Ghiala, about 3.5 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kursan.

Kursan is about 56 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kursan is in Indora tehsil of Kangra district. Ghiala is about 3.5 km away. Indora is about 5.6 km away. Pathānkot 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 Chuharpur (under 2 km), Tanda (under 2 km) and Chanaur (2.2 km).

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

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