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About Khursi Village

Khursi is a mid sized village in Potka tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 516, made up of 266 males and 250 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 203.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khursi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khursi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Potka
Pincode 832102
Area (hectares) 203.45 hectares
Population 516
Male Population 266
Female Population 250
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Khursi compares

By the 2011 count Khursi is the 133rd largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 675 residents. Its 203.45 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 1003.

Getting to Khursi

Khursi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khursi as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khursi from other places

Khursi lies about 68 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chaibasa, about 8.3 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 Khursi
Nearest railway station Chaibasa 8.3 km
Nearest town Chāībāsa 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Potka 24 km
District headquarters Purbi Singhbhum 68 km

Villages closest to Khursi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khursi village had a population of 516. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 675 residents.

Khursi village has 266 males and 250 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khursi has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Khursi is 832102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khursi covers 203.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khursi falls under Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Khursi is Chaibasa, about 8.3 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 10+ km distance for Khursi.

Khursi is about 68 km from Purbi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khursi is in Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Chaibasa is about 8.3 km away. Chāībāsa is about 8.7 km away. Potka is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dukurdiha (3.0 km), Dumurdiha (3.0 km) and Tilaitanr (3.8 km).

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

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