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About Kursel Village

Kursel is a small village in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 275, made up of 144 males and 131 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kursel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kursel village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Shaligram Ram Narayanpur
Pincode 825401
Area (hectares) 92 hectares
Population 275
Male Population 144
Female Population 131
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
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 Kursel compares

By the 2011 count Kursel is the 153rd largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 758 residents. Its 92 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Kursel

Kursel is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kursel 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 Kursel from other places

Kursel lies about 13 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Katkamsandi, about 46 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
Tehsil headquarters Shaligram Ram Narayanpur 13 km
District headquarters Chatra 13 km
Nearest town Chatrā 13 km
Nearest railway station Katkamsandi 46 km

Villages closest to Kursel

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur 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 275. That makes it the 153rd largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 758 residents.

Kursel village has 144 males and 131 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kursel has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Kursel is 825401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kursel covers 92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kursel falls under Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kursel is Katkamsandi, about 46 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 Kursel.

Kursel is about 13 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kursel is in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil of Chatra district. Shaligram Ram Narayanpur is about 13 km away. Chatra is about 13 km away. Chatrā is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jori Khurd (under 2 km), Karailibar (under 2 km) and Kurid (under 2 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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