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About Kurse Village

Kurse is a large village in Patratu tehsil, in the district of Ramgarh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,696, made up of 1,346 males and 1,350 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 519.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 829143, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurse Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurse village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ramgarh
Tehsil Patratu
Pincode 829143
Area (hectares) 519.5 hectares
Population 2,696
Male Population 1,346
Female Population 1,350
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kurse compares

By the 2011 count Kurse is the 8th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,385 residents. Its 519.5 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Kurse

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

How far is Kurse from other places

Kurse lies about 18 km from Ramgarh, and the nearest railway station is Bhurkunda, about 3.1 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 Kurse
Nearest railway station Bhurkunda 3.1 km
Nearest town Saunda 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Patratu 4.9 km
District headquarters Ramgarh 18 km

Villages closest to Kurse

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurse village had a population of 2,696. That makes it the 8th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,385 residents.

Kurse village has 1,346 males and 1,350 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurse has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Kurse is 829143. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurse covers 519.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kurse falls under Patratu tehsil of Ramgarh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kurse is Bhurkunda, about 3.1 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kurse.

Kurse is about 18 km from Ramgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurse is in Patratu tehsil of Ramgarh district. Bhurkunda is about 3.1 km away. Saunda is about 3.2 km away. Patratu is about 4.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghaghra (2.4 km), Bhandra (2.4 km) and Balkundra (2.8 km).

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

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