About Kursi Village

Kursi is a small village in Bandgaon tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 204, made up of 104 males and 100 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kursi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kursi village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Bandgaon
Pincode	833201
Area (hectares)	161 hectares
Population	204
Male Population	104
Female Population	100
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	962
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kursi compares

By the 2011 count Kursi is the 141st largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 410 residents. Its 161 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Kursi

Kursi is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kursi as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Kursi from other places

Kursi lies about 54 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Pakra, about 24 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 Kursi
Tehsil headquarters	Bandgaon	16 km
Nearest railway station	Pakra	24 km
Nearest town	Khunti	30 km
District headquarters	Pashchimi Singhbhum	54 km

Villages closest to Kursi

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

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Common questions about Kursi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kursi village had a population of 204. That makes it the 141st largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 410 residents.

Kursi village has 104 males and 100 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kursi has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Kursi is 833201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kursi covers 161 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kursi falls under Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kursi is Pakra, about 24 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kursi.

Kursi is about 54 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kursi is in Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Bandgaon is about 16 km away. Pakra is about 24 km away. Khunti is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.