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About Kursari Village

Kursari is a mid sized village in Bhaderwah tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,538, made up of 774 males and 764 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 215.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kursari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kursari village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Doda
Tehsil Bhaderwah
Pincode 182221
Area (hectares) 215.7 hectares
Population 1,538
Male Population 774
Female Population 764
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kursari compares

By the 2011 count Kursari is the 8th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 545 residents. Its 215.7 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Kursari

Kursari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kursari as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Kursari from other places

Kursari lies about 20 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Udhampur, about 51 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 Kursari
Tehsil headquarters Bhaderwah 4.7 km
District headquarters Doda 20 km
Nearest railway station Udhampur 51 km

Villages closest to Kursari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kursari village had a population of 1,538. That makes it the 8th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 545 residents.

Kursari village has 774 males and 764 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kursari has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Kursari is 182221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kursari covers 215.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kursari falls under Bhaderwah tehsil of Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Kursari is Udhampur, about 51 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kursari.

Kursari is about 20 km from Doda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kursari is in Bhaderwah tehsil of Doda district. Bhaderwah is about 4.7 km away. Doda is about 20 km away. Udhampur is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kharothi (under 2 km), Sarna (under 2 km) and Bhala (under 2 km).

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

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